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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.