Calvin Marika Barth The Things We Make is

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The book takes its title from the wash day experience shared by Black women everywhere of setting aside all plans and responsibilities for a full day of washing

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Calvin Marika Barth The Things We Make isIn this joyful and impactful picture book, a transgender boy prepares for the first day of school and introduces himself to his family and friends for the first time. Calvin has always been a boy, even if the world sees him as a girl. He knows who he is in his heart and in his mind but he hasn't yet told his family. Finally, he can wait no longer: "I'm not a girl," he tells his family. "I'm a boy a boy in my heart and in my brain." Quick to support