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New Spring: The Novel

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A Work in Progress Nature_Gift_Guide those who spin a yarnA young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and perceptive (Publishers Weekly, starred review) middle grade journey to self acceptance told through prose, verse, and illustration. Will is the only round kid in a school full of thin ones. So he hidesin baggy jeans and oversized hoodies, in the back row during class, and anywhere but the cafeteria during lunch. But shame isnt the only feeling that dominates Wills life. Hes also got a crush on