When My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue Park + Author interview [in AsianWeek]
11 Jun, by in Author Interview/Profile, Fiction, Korean, Korean American, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, Young Adult Readers
Linda Sue Park's Post-Newbery Award Life
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The Dealmaker
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