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Availability:In StockContributor:Kao Kalia Yang, Jiemei LinAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2024-03-05Pages:32
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Carolrhoda Books (R)ISBN-13:9781728445687ISBN-10:172844568XUPC:9781728445687Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Social Topics, School & EducationBook Topic:Depression & Mental Illness, Prejudice, Racism & ColorismAward:0000 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book - Picture Book AwardSize:11.42 x 9.76 x 0.47 inchesWeight:0.97Product ID:SCYQFMQ4MJ

At first, no one noticed when I stopped talking at school.

In this moving true story, Kao Kalia Yang shares her experiences as a young Hmong refugee navigating life at home and at school. Having seen the poor treatment her parents received when making their best efforts at speaking English, she no longer speaks at school. Kalia feels as though a rock has become lodged in her throat, and it grows heavier each day. Although the narrative is somber, it is also infused with moments of beauty, love, and hope.

This is a story for anyone who has ever struggled to find their voice.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Carolrhoda Books (R)ISBN-13:9781728445687ISBN-10:172844568XUPC:9781728445687Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Social Topics, School & EducationBook Topic:Depression & Mental Illness, Prejudice, Racism & ColorismAward:0000 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book - Picture Book AwardSize:11.42 x 9.76 x 0.47 inchesWeight:0.97Product ID:SCYQFMQ4MJ
Lin, Jiemei: - Jiemei Lin is an artist born in Hangzhou, China, currently living and working in the Inland Northwest, Washington State. Lin works with both digital media and traditional media to create paintings, murals, and illustrations. Her work includes The Rock in My Throat which was selected as a Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature Honor Book in the Picture Book category. Lin's mission as illustrator is to represent and communicate with all audiences from underrepresented groups in her own visual language. As a public artist, Lin has been designing and executing large-scale public murals in both the Pacific and Inland Northwest.Yang, Kao Kalia: - Kao Kalia Yang is a Hmong American writer, teacher and public speaker. Born in the refugee camps of Thailand to a family that escaped the genocide of the Secret War in Laos, she came to America at the age six. Yang holds degrees from Carleton College and Columbia University. Her work has won numerous awards and recognition including multiple Minnesota Book Awards, a Charlotte Zolotow Honor, an ALA Notable Children's Book Award, the 2023 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, Dayton's Literary Peace Prize, and a PEN USA Award in Nonfiction.
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)

Awards

🏆 0000 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book - Picture Book Award

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