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Alone Like Me
Rebecca Evans
Illustrator: Rebecca Evans
Ages: 6+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Anne Schwartz Books/Random House Children's Books/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-593-18192-8
Keywords: Hùkōu system,restrictions, communication, ingenuity, parental jobs
Liling, taunted and lonely when her parents move from a rural area to an urban environment in China, finds solace through an unexpected friendship. Muted watercolor illustrations. Author's note.