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Gr 1–3—Yang shares her childhood, when she stopped speaking at school, in this moving Spanish-language picture book. At home, she can speak freely in Hmong with her family. But at school, where she works hard and makes sure to pay attention, she has stopped speaking completely. Yang and her family are learning to speak English, and the experiences she has had with people who are rude and impatient when her family cannot communicate perfectly in English, have left her with a heavy sadness. She...Log In or Sign Up to Read More