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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

Age Level:
YA
Genre:
Nonfiction
Published:
1997
Audiobook Available

This non-fiction account of a medical crisis in the Hmong community is as compelling as any novel. When baby Lia is born to a Hmong family, she shows signs of possibly epilepsy. Conflicting medical opinions between the traditional Hmong and the American medical establishment show that neither side is completely right.

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