Sorry, Snail Steve Johnson A BOOKRIOT BEST BOOK OF

A BOOKRIOT BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

theNewbery Honor-winning novel by Erin Bow

proactive state of mind

Safe offers a deeply personal window into what happens when the universal longing for family crashes up against the unique madness and bureaucracy of a child protection system that often fails to consider the needs of the most vulnerable parties of all—the children themselves

Indigenous women have long cared for the land and water

Sorry, Snail Steve Johnson A BOOKRIOT BEST BOOK OFThis zany, charming story shows that sometimes we get mad and helps teach the importance of a real apology! "Look at that slimy body. That silly shell. Those tentacle eyes! I just cant look at you anymore, snail." Ari is feeling angry. When she takes that anger out on an innocent snail, the snail demands an apology! Which Ari gives, half heartedly. And that's that. Until Ms. Snail and her friends appear in every corner of Aris life, determined to