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When Nou, a young Hmong American girl, wakes up and finds a hateful message on her family's home, she begins to question what home means and finds meaning in writing.

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Main Author: Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980- (Author)
Other Authors: Kim, Seo (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [2026]
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Identity (Philosophical concept) > Juvenile fiction.
Racism > Juvenile fiction.
Hmong Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Identity > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:When Nou, a young Hmong American girl, wakes up and finds a hateful message on her family's home, she begins to question what home means and finds meaning in writing.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Audience:Ages 5-10
Grades 2-3
ISBN:9798765619858
Author Notes:Kao Kalia Yang is a Hmong American writer, teacher and public speaker. Born in the refugee camps of Thailand to a family that escaped the genocide of the Secret War in Laos, she came to America at the age six. Yang holds degrees from Carleton College and Columbia University. Her work has won numerous awards and recognition including multiple Minnesota Book Awards, a Charlotte Zolotow Honor, an ALA Notable Children's Book Award, the 2023 Asian/Pacific American Awardfor Literature, Dayton's Literary Peace Prize, and a PEN USA Award in Nonfiction. Seo Kim received her MFA in illustration practice from Maryland Institute College of Art. A South Korean native, she divides her time between Busan and Baltimore. Seo lives with her family in Baltimore, Maryland, where she teaches illustration at Towson University.

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