{"product_id":"the-diamond-explorer-paperback","title":"The Diamond Explorer - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKao Kalia Yang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom APALA-winning author and Guggenheim Fellow Kao Kalia Yang, a middle-grade debut about a Hmong American boy's struggle to find a place for himself in America and in the world of his ancestors.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMalcolm is the youngest child of Hmong refugees, and he was born over a decade after his youngest sibling, giving him a unique perspective on his complicated immigrant family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the first part of the story, we meet Malcolm as an elementary school kid through the eyes of the adults in his life--his parents and siblings, but also the white teachers at his Minnesota schools. As middle school begins, we encounter Malcolm in his own words, and suddenly we see that this \"quiet, slow Hmong boy\" is anything but. Malcolm is a gifted collector of his family's stories and tireless seeker of his own place within an evolving Hmong American culture, and his journey toward becoming a shaman like his grandparents before him is inspiring and revelatory.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKao Kalia Yang is a Hmong-American writer. She is the author of the adult memoirs \u003ci\u003eThe Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Song Poet\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSomewhere in the Unknown World\u003c\/i\u003e. Yang is also the author of the children's books \u003ci\u003eA Map Into the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Shared Room\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Most Beautiful Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eYang Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e. Yang is a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow, and her work has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Chautauqua Prize, the PEN USA literary awards, the Dayton's Literary Peace Prize, the American Library Association, Kirkus Best Books of the Year, the Heartland Bookseller's Award, and garnered four Minnesota Book Awards. Kao Kalia Yang lives in Minnesota with her family, and teaches and speaks across the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47313097490681,"sku":"9781984816351","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/X9BEKXatg89781984816351.webp?v=1769400585","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-diamond-explorer-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}