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Jihyun Yun

Jihyun Yun is a Korean American writer from the San Francisco Bay Area who now resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is the author of And the River Drags Her Down, a USA Today bestseller and Some Are Always Hungry, a Prairie Schooner Prize winning poetry collection. A recipient of various fellowships and grants, she received her BA in Psychology from UC Davis and an MFA in poetry from New York University.
And the River Drags Her Down

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And the River Drags Her Down

Books for Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month this February, we are highlighting essential fiction and nonfiction for students, teachers, and parents to share and discuss this month and beyond. Join Penguin Random House Education in celebrating the contributions of Black authors and illustrators by exploring the titles here: BLACK HISTORY – MIDDLE SCHOOL BLACK HISTORY –

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