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Name: Whoever You Are
Rating: 4.125 (8 reviews)
Author: Mem Fox

In this story, the narrator, 'Whoever You Are', reflects on her own experiences growing up in a diverse neighborhood in Mexico City. She shares how her cultural background, including her mother's Spanish and her father's English-speaking family, influenced her understanding of the world. Through a series of conversations with children from different cultural backgrounds, she discovers how much we have in common despite our differences.

First publish date: 1997

Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books

Authors: Mem Fox

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