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J. Albert Mann

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Dover, New Jersey, The United States

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J. Albert Mann is a disability activist, an award-winning poet and the author of eight published novels for children. She has an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults and is the Partner Liaison for the WNDB Internship Grant Committee. She lives on a little fishing boat in the Boston Harbor with her first mate, Marcella, a ginger tabby.

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	The Degenerates 4.07 avg rating — 812 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sunny Sweet Is So Not Sorry (Sunny Sweet, #1) by Jennifer Ann Mann, J. Albert Mann (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 221 ratings — published 2013 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fix 3.39 avg rating — 267 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scar: A Revolutionary War Tale 3.85 avg rating — 217 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Every Girl Should Know 3.73 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sunny Sweet Is So Dead Meat (Sunny Sweet, #2) by Jennifer Ann Mann, J. Albert Mann (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sunny Sweet Can So Get Lost (Sunny Sweet, #3) by Jennifer Ann Mann, J. Albert Mann (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sunny Sweet Is So Not Scary (Sunny Sweet, #4) by Jennifer Ann Mann, J. Albert Mann (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shift Happens: The History of Labor in the United States 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rain is not Wet: An Adventure in Internalized Ableism

You have such a pretty face.

I doubt there is a physically disabled woman alive who hasn’t heard some version of that line. It is meant as a compliment. I am meant to thank whoever says it to me. And I have. Over and over. All my life.

Thank you…for looking past my body to find something you can honestly compliment.
Thank you…for taking the time out of your busy day to make me feel “good.”
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Published on May 13, 2021 05:44 • Tags: ableism, disability, historical-fiction, internalized-ableism, young-adult

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Kids these days! Protesting injustice, sassing their elders, and sometimes saving the world. So...pretty much like kids during any other...

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Tragedy can be an equalizer because it rips away class, race, and religion as constructions. It reveals people for who they are…all of us, simply human. Emma is presented with a fierce tragedy…fire. Together with folks who wouldn’t bond in good times ...more
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For some, namely white people, no one ever asks where we are from. They ask where we were born…New Jersey, Minnesota. For others, namely everyone not white, the complexity of our backgrounds seems to stump mainstream white culture. For the protagonis ...more
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Come for the writing prompts…stay for the offbeat POV. Are you up for a radical writing workshop experience? Then hold on to your hat, because this book will blow your mind with its take on what engages us to write. This truly is a cool book, and if y ...more
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Say thank you to a teacher with this very funny (and seriously poignant) little gem of a book. An endearing recap of an educational, zany, and downright blast of a year spent with a beloved teacher. I can’t tell you who is more adorable…the kids, the ...more
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This world can often feel overwhelming…for both kids and adults. Condie’s HERE gently reminds us to stay in the moment, our moment. To feel, taste, experience. Be creative. Express yourself. And ask for the things that will help make your moment—this ...more
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