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Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Malinda Lo
Ages: 14+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Dutton/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-525-55525-4
Keywords: Chinese Americans; LGBTQ; Children of Immigrants; Chinatown (San Francisco, Calf.)
Aspiring scientist, Lily Hu, 17, is conflicted between her traditional upbringing in 1950s Chinatown and her awakening sexuality. Sensitively nuanced coming of age.