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Annabelle Tometichs new bookThe Mango Treeis as juicy as the tropical fruit itself.

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Growing Up Filipino-American

The book starts with the felony.

The family faces heartbreaking losses, too.

A book opened lying on a blue towel on the sand in front of a tropical ocean.

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Mangoes And Manila

There is joy, too.

The story eventually circles back to Josefina’s arrest and trial, from the beginning of the book.

Cover of The Mango Tree by Annabelle Tometich

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