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Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All
Chanel Miller
Illustrator: Chanel Miller
Ages: 9+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Philomel Books/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-0-593-62452-4
Keywords: Family/School/Community-Chinese Americans, Vietnamese Americans, immigrants, racism, classism, New York City, friendship, social-emotional learning (SEL), empathy
Chinese American Magnolia is stuck helping at her family's laundromat this summer. But a new acquaintance makes a game of finding owners for orphaned socks, and a new community blossoms. Expressive greyscale illustrations.