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826NYC BOOKS 826NYC BOOKS 372 FIFTH AVENUE 372 FIFTH AVENUE BROOKLYN, NY 11215BROOKLYN, NY 11215 THE 826NYC REVIEW, ISSUE NO. 12 2021 BY 826NYC AND THE AUTHORS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, INCLUDING THE RIGHT OF REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN ANY FORM. FIRST 826NYC EDITION 2021 MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF BROOKLYN AMERICA 978-1-934750-79-7 THE WRITING IN THIS BOOK WAS PRODUCED OVER THE COURSE OF THE 20202021 SCHOOL YEAR DURING VARIOUS 826NYC PROGRAMS. FOREWORD BY TIPHANIE YANIQUE DESIGNED BY JOE IOVINO EDITED AND PROOFREAD BY CHAD HEWITT, KATHERINE DEGENNARO, NIKKI BALDAUF, SARAH STEPHEN, JENNY MITSCHKE, MICHELLE HASKA, AND TIANA MOE THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED, IN PART, BY PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, THE JANE FRIEDMAN ANSPACH FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE FIND YOUR LIGHT FOUNDATION, THE HAWKINS FOUNDATION, THE RONA JAFFE FOUNDATION, THE KETTERING FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE MINERVA FOUNDATION, THE PINKERTON FOUNDATION, AND THE RESNICK FAMILY FOUNDATION. THE PROGRAM IS ALSO MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS WITH THE SUPPORT OF GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO AND THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT COMES FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOW NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANTS IMPACT INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES, VISIT WWW.ARTS.GOV. 826NYC IS GRATEFUL TO THE MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO SUPPORT OUR WORK. TO SEE OUR FULL LIST OF SUPPORTERS OR MAKE A DONATION, PLEASE VISIT HTTPS://826NYC.ORG/DONATE-US/. 826NYC IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING STUDENTS AGES SIX TO EIGHTEEN WITH THEIR CREATIVE AND EXPOSITORY WRITING SKILLS AND TO HELPING TEACHERS INSPIRE THEIR STUDENTS TO WRITE. OUR SERVICES ARE STRUCTURED AROUND OUR BELIEF THAT GREAT LEAPS IN LEARNING CAN HAPPEN WITH ONE-ON-ONE ATTENTION AND THAT STRONG WRITING SKILLS ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO FUTURE SUCCESS.

THE 826NYC REVIEW, ISSUE NO. 12 © 2021 BY 826NYC AND THE AUTHORS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, INCLUDING THE RIGHT OF REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN ANY FORM.

FIRST 826NYC EDITION 2021

MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF BROOKLYN AMERICA

978-1-934750-79-7

THE WRITING IN THIS BOOK WAS PRODUCED OVER THE COURSE OF THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR DURING VARIOUS 826NYC PROGRAMS.

FOREWORD BY TIPHANIE YANIQUE DESIGNED BY JOE IOVINO EDITED AND PROOFREAD BY CHAD HEWITT, KATHERINE DEGENNARO, NIKKI BALDAUF, SARAH STEPHEN, JENNY MITSCHKE, MICHELLE HASKA, AND TIANA MOE

THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED, IN PART, BY PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, THE JANE FRIEDMAN ANSPACH FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE FIND YOUR LIGHT FOUNDATION, THE HAWKINS FOUNDATION, THE RONA JAFFE FOUNDATION, THE KETTERING FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE MINERVA FOUNDATION, THE PINKERTON FOUNDATION, AND THE RESNICK FAMILY FOUNDATION. THE PROGRAM IS ALSO MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS WITH THE SUPPORT OF GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO AND THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT COMES FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOW NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANTS IMPACT INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES, VISIT WWW.ARTS. GOV. 826NYC IS GRATEFUL TO THE MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO SUPPORT OUR WORK. TO SEE OUR FULL LIST OF SUPPORTERS OR MAKE A DONATION, PLEASE VISIT HTTPS://826NYC.ORG/DONATE-US/.

826NYC IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING STUDENTS AGES SIX TO EIGHTEEN WITH THEIR CREATIVE AND EXPOSITORY WRITING SKILLS AND TO HELPING TEACHERS INSPIRE THEIR STUDENTS TO WRITE. OUR SERVICES ARE STRUCTURED AROUND OUR BELIEF THAT GREAT LEAPS IN LEARNING CAN HAPPEN WITH ONE-ON-ONE ATTENTION AND THAT STRONG WRITING SKILLS ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO FUTURE SUCCESS.

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