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THE MAGIC FISH

by | Read by Ivan Mok, Quyen Ngo and a Full Cast

Young Adult Ages 12+ • 1.25 hrs. • Unabridged • © 2025

Ivan Mok, Quyen Ngo, and a full cast narrate this award-winning 2020 graphic novel. Mok portrays 13-year-old English-speaking Tien, and Ngo portrays his mother, Helen, a Vietnamese refugee. Mok shows Tien's confusion as he crushes on a male classmate. Ngo conveys Helen's despair at losing her own mother and her longing for the past. Mother and son have always bridged language differences and found connection by reading fairy tales together, so it makes perfect sense that these actors' on-target depictions are interwoven with dramatic, beautifully rendered scenes from stories that resemble "The Little Mermaid," "Tattercoats," and others. Throughout, well-cued sound effects aid in setting scenes, while a superb musical score differentiates contemporary and fantasy settings. S.W. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2025]

Trade Ed. • Listening Library • 2025

DD ISBN 9798217072811 $15.00

 

Library Ed. • Listening Library • 2025

DD ISBN 9798217072828 $38.00

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