Finding My Voice by Marie G. Lee [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]
03 Mar, by in Fiction, Korean American, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, Young Adult Readers
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Sookan, the protagonist from 
Sookan, the protagonist from 
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