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Told in lively and powerful verse by debut author Kevin Noble Maillard, Fry Bread is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family, vibrantly illustrated by Pura Belpre Award winner and Caldecott Honoree Juana Martinez-Neal.
First publish date: 2019
Subjects: Fiction, Social conditions, Juvenile literature, Food, Children's fiction
Authors: Kevin Noble Maillard
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