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Lala's Words: A Story of Planting

by Gracey Zhang

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Lala's Words: A Story of Planting by Gracey Zhang appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around kids’ books, family matters, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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