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<p class="MsoPlainText">Hi Christine,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Maybe <a href="https://nnlm.gov/all-of-us/nnlm-reading-club/little-lion">
Little & Lion</a> by Brandy Colbert? A YA novel, it was a featured title for one of the NNLM Reading Club’s selections celebrating June’s LGBQT+ Health. I embedded the link to the NNLM Reading Club’s plot description and will also post it here in case embedding
it doesn’t work for you: <a href="https://nnlm.gov/all-of-us/nnlm-reading-club/little-lion">
https://nnlm.gov/all-of-us/nnlm-reading-club/little-lion</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">~Michele<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Michele Spatz, MLS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Outreach and Engagement Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">University of Washington <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Email: mspatz@uw.edu <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Phone: 206-543-8262 <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Libs-Or <libs-or-bounces@omls.oregon.gov> On Behalf Of Christine Sorensen via Libs-Or<br>
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 8:32 PM<br>
To: libs-or@omls.oregon.gov<br>
Subject: [Libs-Or] Looking for fiction featuring young black queer girl who is depicted as happy!</p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Hi,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">This is my first submission, is this type of request appropriate for this listserv?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">I am hoping to help a client/patient of a friend of mine who works in the mental health industry. We are seeking to fulfill her request to read a novel that features a queer black girl protagonist who experiences happiness and joy as
part of the plot. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">I welcome any and all leads—<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Christine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="mailto:bibliophile@gmail.com"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">bibliophile@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p>
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