Olive is leaving her friends and all of their exciting vacation plans behind to visit her dad at his new apartment in the city

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Dany's magical sketchbook has steered most of her middle-school life so far -- it even helped create her best friend

“You will be changed

Say It Like a Prayer: Sacred Words for Liberation, Hope, and Healing Margarita Kukhtina Olive is leaving her friendsA powerful anthology of prayers and poems for navigating crisis, sustaining resistance, and imagining a more just future. With contributions from major literary activist voices like adrienne maree brown, Joy Harjo, Chani Nicholas, Hala Alyan, and Prentis Hemphill, Say It Like a Prayer is to be carried and cherishedinto the streets, into moments of celebration and grief, through uncertainty, crises, and the daily rhythms of our lives. Say It Like a