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Dream, Annie, Dream
Waka T. Brown
Ages: 12+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Quill Tree Books/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-301716-0
Keywords: middle school, basketball, Japanese-Americans, racism, friendship, theater
Kansas-born Annie loves basketball and theater; her loving Japanese parents, more aware of anti-Asian microaggressions, worry about her future and career. How will she negotiate middle school?