Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All: (A Newbery Honor Book)

A Newbery Honor book and instant New York Times, USA Today, and indie bestseller!

Award-winning author and artist Chanel Miller tells a fun, funny, and poignant story of friendship and community starring Magnolia Wu, a ten-year-old sock detective bent on returning all the lonely only socks left behind in her parents' NYC laundromat.

Down at the bottom of the tall buildings of New York City, Magnolia Wu sits inside her parents' laundromat. She has pinned every lost sock from the laundromat onto a bulletin board in hopes that customers will return to retrieve them. But no one seems to have noticed. In fact, barely anyone has noticed Magnolia at all.

What she doesn't know is that this is about to be her most exciting summer yet. When Iris, a new friend from California arrives, they set off across the city to solve the mystery of each missing sock, asking questions in subways and delis and plant stores and pizzerias, meeting people and uncovering the unimaginable.

With each new encounter, Magnolia learns that when you're bold enough to head into the unknown, things start falling into place.

Author: Chanel Miller
Publisher: Philomel Books
Published: 04/23/2024
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.33h x 5.79w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780593624524
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 551733 / Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All


Award: Newbery Medal - Honor Book


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/05/2024
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2024
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2024 pg. 134
Booklist 07/19/2024
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2024 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Chanel Miller is a writer and artist. Her memoir, Know My Name, was a New York Times bestseller, a New York Times Book Review Notable Book, and a winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the Ridenhour Book Prize, and the California Book Award. It was also a best book of the year in TIME, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, NPR, and People, among others. She was named one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 and a TIME Next 100 honoree, and was a Glamour Woman of the Year honoree under her pseudonym Emily Doe. She has always dreamed of writing and illustrating children's books. You can visit her online at Chanel-Miller.com or follow her on Instagram @Chanel_Miller.