Breathe and Count Back From Ten

Breathe and Count Back from Ten, written by Natalia Sylvester, and published by Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

cover of "Breathe and Count Back from Ten" by Natalia Sylvester, a 2023 Schneider Family Honor Book features a teen girl swimming away to the right..

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In this gorgeously written and authentic novel, Verónica, a Peruvian-American teen with hip dysplasia, auditions to become a mermaid at a Central Florida theme park in the summer before her senior year, all while figuring out her first real boyfriend and how to feel safe in her own body.

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ISBN:

9780358536864

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A circular medallion in blue and silver. In the center, children hold hands and encircle a small world, all in silver. Words at the top read "Schneider Family Book Award" in silver script, and repeated in silver Braille at the bottom. Schneider Family Book Award

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The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.

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2023 - Honor(s)