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Geraldine Pu and Her Lunch Box, Too! (Ready-to-Read Graphics)
Maggie P. Chang
Illustrator: Maggie P. Chang
Ages: 6+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Simon Spotlight/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-1-5344-8469-6
Keywords: Mandarin Taiwanese, Jamaican
Comic-style illustrations exalt the power of friendship as Taiwanese American Geraldine and Jamaican American newcomer Deven overcome ostracism because of their ethnic lunches.