Special Author Storytime: Lolo's Sari-sari Store by Sophia Lee

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Cultural Appreciation
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San Diego Public Library is honored to host the reading of the new picture book Lolo's Sari-sari Store by Sophia Lee. Lolo's Sari-sari Store is about a Filipino girl moving to a new country and finding ways to connect and build community. 

About the Author
Sophia N. Lee wanted to be many things growing up: doctor, teacher, international spy, time traveler, journalist, and lawyer. She likes to think she can be all these things and more through writing. She writes books for kids and kids at heart. Her first book, What Things Mean (Scholastic Asia, 2016), won Grand Prize at the 2014 Scholastic Asian Book Awards. She has an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from The New School in New York City, and works as a creative writing instructor for kids, teens, and sometimes, grownups too. Follow her online everywhere @sophianleewrites.

https://www.sophialeewrites.com/

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