"Shout Mouse Press's latest series, Beyond Borders, features bilingual children's books centering the stories of immigrant youth by immigrant youth. The 2021 series is authored by program participants of the Latin American Youth Center in Washington, DC, representing eight countries around the world. Joy-Grace is a fashionista, and this week is her school's culture day. She wants to bring in a garment to reflect her background, but there's only one problem: her family is from Nigeria, Jamaica, AND Ethiopia! Will Joy-Grace be able to find the perfect dress to celebrate all of who she is in time for culture day?" -- publisher
Themes
Genres: Fiction
Categories: Beautiful Life
Content: Bi/multilingual
Settings: Northern America, United States of America
Ethnicity: Ethiopian, Nigerian
Immigration: Immigrant/Migrant
Gender: Girl/Woman
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American
Character Prominence: Dominant Main, Secondary