(Hardcover - English - 9781771474320)
An honest #OwnVoices story about growing up with a name that is unfamiliar to the kids around you, told with humor and heart by critically acclaimed author illustrator Thao Lam br Even though it's only four simple, familiar letters long, nobody can ever pronounce Thao's name. She's been called Theo, Tail, even Towel But the teasing names--Tofu, Tiny, China Girl--are worse. Maybe it's time to be someone else? Thao decides to try on a different name, something easy, like Jennifer. br It works, but only until she opens her lunchbox to find her mother's Vietnamese spring rolls, gỏi cuốn --Thao's favorite Now, it feels a lot more comfortable to be ..