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A novel to treasure with every middle-grader you know (NYTBR), this first Anna Wang story shows how a young Asian-American girl navigates her way around friendship and learn to accept that our diversity is what makes us unique. In Chinese, peng you means friend. But in any language, all Anna knows for certain is that friendship is complicated. When Anna needs company, she turns to her books. Whether traveling through A Wrinkle in Time, or peering over My Side of the Mountain, books provide what real life cannot--constant companionship and insight into her changing world. Books, however, can't tell Anna how to find a true friend. She'll have to discover that on her own. In the tradition of classics like Maud Hart Lovelace's Betsy-Tacy books and Eleanor Estes's One Hundred Dresses, this novel subtly explores what it takes to make friends and what it means to be one.

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"Andrea Cheng is the author of several children's books, including the acclaimed middle-grade Anna Wang series critics call ""gentle,"" ""accessible,"" and ""just right."" Though she passed away in 2015, her books will continue to inspire readers. Jennifer Sun Bell (she/her) is an award-winning actress, singer, and voice-over actor who is passionate about giving a voice to the unheard stories of this world and of our imagination. Being mixed, Korean and American, she found there were so many silenced voices and stories that needed to be shared. A once shy girl who was once told her speaking voice was ""not good"" and that she should speak like she sings, she's found that no matter your sound, if you speak from your heart, your voice will be heard and will make an impact. She can be heard as bomb enthusiast Rin in Midwinter Entertainment's Scavengers, a fun singing (insert NDA) in an upcoming Dreamworks animation, and so much more she can't share just yet! She also had the pleasure of narrating some amazing audiobooks, including Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee and What's Done in Darkness by Laura McHugh. Jennifer has also worked in film/TV alongside some of the greats, like Jim Carrey and Don Cheadle."

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