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Isabel in Bloom
Mae Respicio
Ages: 9+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books/Random House Children's Books/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-593-30271-2
Keywords: Family/School/Community-Mothers and daughters, Grandparents and grandchildren, Friendship, Social emotional, San Francisco, Violence against Asian Americans, School Clubs, Immigration, Loneliness, mothers working outside their countries, Economic necessity
After joining her mother in the United States., Isabel overcomes homesickness for the Philippines through gardening and cooking, new friends, and a growing relationship with her mom. Novel in verse. Author's note.