“Y'all have a song?' H nods. 'Bất-tơ-phơ-lai de-lồ.' 'Butterfly yellow? You mean yellow butterfly.' H starts to explain but pulls out her notebook. The most prepared notetaker on earth. Bướm = butterfly, vàng = yellow.”
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Thanhha Lai
Thanhha Lai is a Vietnamese-American writer born in 1965. Her works, which deeply explore the experiences of immigrants and the growth of teenagers, have won the hearts of readers. more
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