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The Heartbeats of Wing Jones

by Katherine Webber

Ages: 12+

Published: 2017

Publisher: Delacorte Press/Random House/PRH

ISBN: 978-0-399-55502-2

Keywords: Bullying, Poverty, Race, Diversity, Family

After her adored brother's devastating car accident, Wing Jones, half Chinese, half black, starts running and learns to value herself.