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Name: Jouanah, a Hmong Cinderella
Author: Jewell Reinhart Coburn

📘 Jouanah, a Hmong Cinderella by Jewell Reinhart Coburn

Despite a cruel stepmother's schemes, Jouanah, a young Hmong girl, finds true love and happiness with the aid of her dead mother's spirit and a pair of special sandals.

First publish date: 1996

Authors: Jewell Reinhart Coburn

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