Descriptions, Reviews, etc.
Description:
Includes an author's note and discussion questions.
Review Quotes: Praise for Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All
TODAY Show Read with Jenna Jr. selection ♦
Good Housekeeping Best Kids' Book Award winner ♦
National Summer Book Award winner ♦ A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year ♦ The Week Junior Best Adventure Book of the Year & book club title ♦ Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books of the Year ♦ ALSC Notable Children's Book ♦ Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee ♦ Kentucky Bluegrass Award nominee ♦ Massachusetts Children's Book Award nominee ♦ New York Times for Kids pick ♦
NPR Books We Love ♦ People magazine summer reading pick ♦ Junior Library Guild selection ♦ Indie Next List pick
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Absolute middle grade perfection . . . This book is a celebration of the quiet courage and daily bonds that make us a community!" -
Kelly Yang, award-winning author of Front Desk "I loved this
deeply real yet wondrous tale about how the little things in life turn out to be the big things." -
Abby Hanlon, author of Dory Fantasmagory * "
Thoughtful, creative, and compassionate . . . Miller's pitch-perfect narrative voice balances humor and whimsy with harsher realities. Magnolia isn't insulated from negative feelings; rather, her world is one where strength can be quiet, empathy can be learned, and community is critical.
Wildly funny, charming, and deeply heartfelt." -
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Miller (
Know My Name, for adults) crafts
an endearing romp in which Magnolia makes her first ride-or-die friend and learns to appreciate her life in new ways." -
Publishers Weekly "
Miller's fresh and honest storytelling approach
and her endearing characters are spot-on for early middle grade readers confronting the highs and lows of friendship, racial tension, and the trials of growing up." --
The Horn Book Magazine "
A thoroughly original take on seeing your immigrant parents
anew through the lens of others." --
NPR