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Enlighten Me

Minh LĂȘ

Illustrator: Chan Chau

Ages: 9+

Published: 2023

Publisher: Little, Brown Ink/Little, Brown/Hachette

ISBN: 978-0-7595-5547-1

Keywords: meditation, bullying, Vietnamese, self-regulation, video-games

Binh's outrage over being targeted at school for his Vietnamese identity turns reflective during a family meditative retreat where several Buddhist parables are told. Graphic autumnal-palette illustrations. Bibliography.