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we can gain a fresh start and a new beginning

Accompanied by beautiful illustrations by Luke Swinson and an author’s note at the end

she achieved sobriety

and obligation that spans generations

it nonetheless reminds us that laughter is precious

The Beet Queen decolonization we can gain a freshOn a spring morning in 1932, young Karl and Mary Adare arrive by boxcar in Argus, North Dakota. After being orphaned in a most peculiar way, they seek refuge in the butcher shop of their aunt Fritzie and her husband, Pete; ordinary Mary, who will cause a miracle, and seductive Karl, who lacks his sister's gift for survival, embark upon an exhilarating life journey crowded with colorful, unforgettable characters and marked by the extraordinary magic of