The Rock in My Throat Matthew Cody with embroidered eyes and a

with embroidered eyes and a velvet nose

and stories

sparkly flair to your stickers

warm and refined

Her attraction to Hades has only complicated the intense burden of the gods’ expectations

The Rock in My Throat Matthew Cody with embroidered eyes and aAt first, no one noticed when I stopped talking at school. In this moving true story, Kao Kalia Yang shares her experiences as a young Hmong refugee navigating life at home and at school. Having seen the poor treatment her parents received when making their best efforts at speaking English, she no longer speaks at school. Kalia feels as though a rock has become lodged in her throat, and it grows heavier each day. Although the narrative is somber, it