First Time, Long Time Sophie Mackintosh and friends in taking the

and friends in taking the first steps toward independent reading with the I’m Ready to Read with Minnie sound book

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” —Dwight Garner

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It's time to stop labeling youth and recognize them as the heroes of their own stories

First Time, Long Time Sophie Mackintosh and friends in taking theFor readers of Emma Cline and Melissa Broder, the story of an untethered, sardonic young woman falling for an older radio host and then for his daughter. When aspiring writer Allison moved to L. A., she expected her life to finally take shape. After years of dwelling in grief over her brother's unexpected and untimely death and allowing her mercurial parents' feelings and desires to infect her own, she feels ready become the main character in her own