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A note for parents
Year of the Dog is a warm, accessible coming-of-age story centered on a Taiwanese American girl navigating friendship, family expectations, and self-discovery during Chinese New Year. The book celebrates cultural traditions while exploring universal themes of belonging and finding your passion, with gentle humor and authentic family dynamics. There is no objectionable content, making it ideal for elementary and early middle-grade readers seeking relatable characters and positive representation.
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It's the Chinese Year of the Dog, and as Pacy celebrates with her family, she finds out that this is the year she is supposed to "find herself." Universal themes of friendship, family, and finding one's passion in life make this novel appealing to readers of all backgrounds. This funny and profound book is a wonderful... It's the Chinese Year of the Dog, and as Pacy celebrates with her family, she finds out that this is the year she is supposed to "find herself." Universal themes of friendship, family, and finding one's passion in life make this novel appealing to readers of all backgrounds. This funny and profound book is a wonderful debut novel by a prolific picture book author and illustrator and has all the makings of a classic.
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- Theater
- Juvenile fiction
- Taiwanese Americans
- Family life
- Chinese New Year
- Fiction
- Schools
- Contests
- Families
- Schools, fiction
- Family life, fiction
- Contests, fiction
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ISBN 9780316060028 · Little, Brown Book Group Limited