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    "description": "Maybelline Chen isn\u2019t the Chinese Taiwanese American daughter her mother expects her to be. May prefers hoodies over dresses and wants to become a writer. When asked, her mom can\u2019t come up with one specific reason for why she's proud of her only daughter. May\u2019s beloved brother, Danny, on the other hand, has just been admitted to Princeton. But Danny secretly struggles with depression, and when he dies by suicide, May's world is shattered.\n\nIn the aftermath, racist accusations are hurled against May's parents for putting too much \u201cpressure\u201d on him. May\u2019s father tells her to keep her head down. Instead, May challenges these ugly stereotypes through her writing. Yet the consequences of speaking out run much deeper than anyone could foresee. Who gets to tell our stories, and who gets silenced? It\u2019s up to May to take back the narrative.\n\nJoanna Ho masterfully explores timely themes of mental health, racism, and classism.",
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