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By the groundbreaking author of the awardwinning Monstera visionary who influenced and inspired a generationthis story take us back to the world of 145th Street Short Stories to show how love can be found and thrive in the most unlikely places

Curtis finds love in Iraq as he struggles to stay alive in a war he doesnt want to fight and Letha discovers her own beauty in the love of her child There is the good daughter who realizes that theres only one way to help her brother and her family Other stories center on the daily drama of the CurlEQue beauty shop or capture the slapstick side of passion

AWARDS FOR WALTER DEAN MYERS
New York Times Bestselling Author
3Time National Book Award Finalist
Michael L Printz Award
5 Coretta Scott King Awards
2 Newbery Honors
National Ambassador for Young Peoples Literature 20122013
Margaret A Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement
Childrens Literature Legacy Award