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Daven McQueen is the author of “The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones,” a novel for young adults. They live in Massachusetts with their partner and dog, where they organize with their neighbors to build working-class power, teach English at a community college, edit for an abolitionist magazine, and, on occasion, write.

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The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones

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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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The War Before: The True Life Story of Becoming a Black Panther, Keeping the Faith in Prison, and Fighting for Those Left Behind

by Safiya Bukhari

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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

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“She hit him in the best way, like a rainstorm after five years of drought, healing the parched earth with a gentle touch; and in the worst way,like an unexpected earthquake,leaving dust and debris in her wake. She was, in equal parts, a gift and a natural disaster. Her name was Juniper Jones.”
― Daven McQueen, The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones

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“And you shouldn't regret letting people into your life who changed it for the better, even if they didn't stay.”
― Daven McQueen, The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones

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“It's important for us to know where we come from and what's been done to us, otherwise, how're we supposed to fight what's happening to us now? It's all connected.”
― Daven McQueen, The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones

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What book should we read in August?

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The List Of Things That Will Not Change (write-in)

31 votes 19.7%

On the Horizon by Lois Lowry

30 votes 19.1%

When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller

26 votes 16.6%

The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane by Kate O'Shaughnessy

22 votes 14.0%

The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones by Daven McQueen

20 votes 12.7%

Turtle Boy by M.Evan Wolkenstein

10 votes 6.4%

Show me a sign (write-in)

8 votes 5.1%

Show me a Sign by Ann Clare Lizotte (write-in)

7 votes 4.5%

On the horizon (write-in)

2 votes 1.3%

on the horizon by Lowry (write-in)

1 vote 0.6%

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