The Secret of the Jade Bangle

BIPOC PROTAGONISTS: demand is high for early chapter readers featuring BIPOC main characters VIETNAMESE CULTURE: a celebration of Vietnameses culture is at the forefront of this series, in the form of food, celebrations, traditions, holidays SUPERNATURAL APPEAL: spiritual and supernatural elements of are woven in seamlessly through each story, as a part of daily life for the siblings
DEBUT: a success story from Annick’s mentorship program for authors from communities historically excluded from children’s publishing, this is Linda’s first book and it includes topics such as spirituality, identity, racism, allyship, gender fluidity, stereotypes, in an accessible, age appropriate, sensitive way IN-DEMAND THEMES: this is strong, engaging writing with important messages about empathy, identity, and self-acceptance, packed with lots of good Social Emotional Learning connections BACKMATTER EXTRAS: backmatter includes an author’s note, acknowledgments, and short character profiles of everyone in the family