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One Book Baltimore
My Fairy God Somebody chosen as One Book Baltimore's Spring 2025 selection!
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My Fairy God Somebody
Kirkus Reviews -- Starred Review!
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My Fairy God Somebody
Publisher's Weekly review
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My Fairy God Somebody
Junior Library Guild review
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Rich in Color
Interview with Charlene Allen
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We Got the Guy… Now What? A Look At Community Responses to Crime In Fiction
Charlene Allen on novels that “highlight the community’s role in responding to crime where institutions fall short.”
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The Nerd Daily
Q&A: Charlene Allen, Author of ‘Play The Game’
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Play the Game
School Library Journal review
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Publisher's Weekly
Starred review of Play the Game by Charlene Allen
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Medium
Juneteenth Should Elevate, Not Obscure, African-American Heroism by Charlene Allen
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The Brooklyn Rail
Dystopia, with Dancing: Charlene Allen reviews Alaya Dawn Johnson’s The Summer Prince
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The Brooklyn Rail
DOCTORS DRIVING CABS
AMIN (A.X) AHMAD in conversation with Charlene Allen