Take a Breath Olive Tran (Olive Tran #2)
Written by Phuong Truong
Illustrated by Christine Wei
Published by Second Story Press
The school talent show is coming up, and Olive Tran is desperate to enter. The best act wins a party for their entire class, and Olive is determined to be the hero who brings home the pizza!
But Olive has one big problem: What exactly is her talent? The more she struggles to find it, the more anxious she becomes. How can she win the talent show with no talent?
It doesn’t help that her brother Ben is a piano prodigy. If only good intentions and a sassy attitude were enough! Can Olive find a way to score the pizza party for her friends? And why does she want to win so badly anyway?
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Publication Date: September 2025
Available As: Paperback, eBook
Chapter Book, Age 06 or older
Community Represented: Vietnamese/Vietnamese American
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 2nd, Mental Health, Multilingual: Vietnamese Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Setting: North America
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 2nd Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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