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Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship

By Irene Latham, Charles Waters, Selina Alko (Illustrator), Sean Qualls (Illustrator)
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By Irene Latham, Charles Waters, Selina Alko (Illustrator), Sean Qualls (Illustrator)
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Two poets, one white and one black, explore race and childhood in this must-have collection tailored to provoke thought and conversation.

How can Irene and Charles work together on their fifth grade poetry project? They don't know each other . . . and they're not sure they want to.

Irene Latham, who is white, and Charles Waters, who is Black, use this fictional setup to delve into different experiences of race in a relatable way, exploring such topics as hair, hobbies, and family dinners. A...

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