Flying Solo 6-33-RT6A7VA and wearing a mask-or not-was

and wearing a mask-or not-was a decision made mostly on Halloween

and arbitrariness

In this heartfelt book

and entirely human--and essential reading for both teens and adults grappling with the long history of American racism

Ryan Stradal has once again given us a story full of his signature honest

Flying Solo 6-33-RT6A7VA and wearing a mask-or not-wasSmarting from her recently canceled wedding and about to turn forty, Laurie Sassalyn returns to her Maine hometown of Calcasset to handle the estate of her great aunt Dot, a spirited adventurer who lived to be ninety three. Alongside boxes of Polaroids and pottery, a mysterious wooden duck shows up at the bottom of a cedar chest. Laurie's curiosity is piqued, especially after she finds a love letter to the never married Dot that ends with the line