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Opinions And Opossums

ISBN-10: 198481611X
ISBN-13: 9781984816115
Author: Braden, Ann
Interest Level: 5-9
Publisher: Penguin Random House

Publication Date: August 2024

Copyright: 2023

Page Count: 176

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Interest Level

Grades 5-9

Reading Level

Lexile: 660L

BISAC Subjects

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Religion & Faith *

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship

Description
Agnes has been raised to keep her opinions to herself, but how do you keep silent when you're full of burning questions? Agnes has been encouraged not to question authority by her mom--but that's especially hard in religion class, where it bugs her that so much gets blamed on Eve and that God's always pictured one way. Fortunately, Agnes' anthropologist neighbor, Gracy, gets Agnes thinking after they rescue an opossum together. Playing dead didn't serve the opossum well, so maybe it's time for Agnes to start thinking for herself. And when Agnes learns that some cultures picture God as a female, she feels freed to think--and write--about things from new perspectives. As she and her best friend, Mo, encourage each other to get out of their comfort zone at school as the quiet kids, they quickly find it's sorta cool seeing people react when they learn you are very much full of thought-provoking opinions. Ann Braden has written a fast-paced, funny novel that will resonate with anyone who's ever been afraid to say what they think or qu
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