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Enlighten me / written by Minh Lê ; illustrated by Chan Chau.

ISBN: 9780759555471
ISBN: 0759555478
ISBN: 9780759555488
ISBN: 0759555486
Physical Description: 137 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : LB Ink; Little, Brown and Company, 2023.
Copyright: &copy;2023

Lê, Minh, 1979- (author.). Chau, Chan, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Binh and his family take a trip to a silent meditation retreat, where he learns a lot about himself and how to manage his feelings through Buddhist teachings.

When Bình fights back against a bully who makes fun of his Vietnamese heritage, he expects to be cheered as the hero. He defeated the bad guy, right? Instead, it gets him a stern warning from his vice principal and worried parents. Now he's stuck on a family trip to a silent meditation retreat. That means no talking--and no video games--for a whole weekend. Could things possibly get any worse? However, when a nun gathers all the kids to tell them the Jataka tales--the stories of the Buddha's many past lives--Bình takes a fantastical dive into his imagination and starts to see himself in these stories. Will he retreat further into himself, or will he emerge from the weekend open to change? With any luck, these next few days will prove more enlightening than he thought.