I, Anne Nguyen, believe in ghosts.

In Book 1, organized and introspective nine-year-old Anne Nguyen misses her Grandma Nội, a lot. But even though Grandma Nội passed away, it doesn’t mean she’s disappeared. When Anne and her younger siblings are given gifts passed on to them by Grandma, Anne discovers hers—a jade bangle—has a secret power. One that might just give her the strength to stand up to her ballet teacher, who treats her differently than her white classmates, embrace her Vietnamese identity through cooking Grandma’s recipes, and realize that her ancestors are always with her.