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Finally Seen
Kelly Yang
Ages: 12+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Simon & Schuster BFYR/S & S
ISBN: 978-1-5344-8833-5
Keywords: immigration, undocumented immigrants, Chinese-Americans, racism, school, friendship, poverty, inequality, book banning, free speech, libraries
Left in Beijing five years ago, Lina rejoins her parents in California and discovers how precarious their lives are. What might be within her power to do?