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Wishes

I Wrote Wishes so Readers Could See What It’s Like To Be a Refugee

May 26, 2021 by Alaina Lavoie

Wishes by Mượn Thị Văn, illustrated by Victo Ngai, is on sale on May 4, 2021. By Mượn Thị Văn Wishes is a story that I have always wanted—and needed—to tell. Thanks to Victo Ngai and the incredible team at Scholastic, I am finally able to tell this story, as honestly and as directly as I … [Read more...] about I Wrote Wishes so Readers Could See What It’s Like To Be a Refugee