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Northwest Passages Book Club - Jennifer Longo

May is Foster Care Awareness Month so the YA selection is Jennifer Longo's "What I Carry," a powerful and heartwarming look at a teen girl about to age out of the foster care system.

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Date/Time: May 18, 2021, 7 p.m.

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Jennifer Longo joins us for this virtual conversation from her home in Seattle to discuss her book, "What I Carry," a powerful and heartwarming look at a teen girl about to age out of the foster care system.

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Family Fun: Jennifer Longo offers readers glimpse of life for teen in foster care

Sun., May 16, 2021

One of the things that Jennifer Longo wants you to know about kids in foster care is it's not their fault. They're not bad kids; it's the adults around them who've failed. Another thing: You should listen to them.

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Jennifer Longo fosters sense of home in YA novel ‘What I Carry’

Sat., May 15, 2021

In Jennifer Longo’s “What I Carry,” Muiriel (yes, like John Muir, the naturalist) is an expert at packing. After 17 years and 20 placements, she is ready to leave the foster system, no strings attached.