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Start giftingMaking Friends with Billy Wong
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Learn moreA powerful story set in small-town Arkansas in 1955 that illuminates the friendship surrounding the arrival of Chinese immigrants in the segregated south.
Azalea is not happy about being dropped off to care for Grandmother Clark. Paris Junction is nothing like her Texas hometown. And now she's been thrown together with, troubled Willis DeLoach, gossipy Melinda Bowman, and Billy Wong, a Chinese-American boy who has his own troubles. Billy's parents own the Lucky Foods grocery store, where days are long, and folks aren't always friendly. Inspired by the true stories of Chinese immigrants who came to the American south during the civil rights era, this poignant story reminds us all that home is where our hearts reside, and that friends can come to us in the most unexpected ways. This brilliantly nuanced novel is delivering a unique literary format. The story is told from two points of view: Billy Wong is rendered in clipped verse narratives that are interspersed with Azalea's emotionally expressive prose.
Augusta Scattergood is the author of GLORY BE, a National Public Radio Backseat Book Club pick, a Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee, and a novel hailed by Newbery medalist Richard Peck as the story of a bygone era “beautifully recalled.” A children’s book reviewer and former librarian, Ms. Scattergood has devoted her life and career to getting books into the hands of young readers. Her reviews and articles regularly appear in THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, DELTA MAGAZINE, and other publications. Ms. Scattergood, who lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Madison, New Jersey, is an avid blogger. To learn more about her and her books, please visit www.ascattergood.com.
Kate Simses is an actress living in NYC. Her credits include the films CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC and RETURN TO SLEEPAWAY CAMP, as well as television appearances on LAW AND ORDER: SVU and 30 ROCK. Kate has previously read audiobooks such as the MATCHED series by Ally Condie and the SHATTER ME trilogy by Tahereh Mafi. As a multi-Earphone Award winner and Audie nominated narrator,
Todd Haberkorn has had the pleasure of narrating everything from romance and comedy to international thrillers and horror. Todd is a Los Angeles based voice actor for animation and video games in addition to his work as an on camera talent. Visit www.TheHabertat.com for more info. Twitter: @ToddHaberkorn