Trung Le Nguyen’s “The Magic Fish” and Jerry Pinkney’s “The Little Mermaid” recast the classics. By Jen Wang THE MAGIC FISH By Trung Le Nguyen THE LITTLE MERMAID By Jerry Pinkney Like most American ...

"The Magic Fish" is about a second-generation Vietnamese American teenager, Tiến, who uses fairy tales to help his mother learn English. "I based a lot of the characters in 'The Magic Fish' on the ...

Let’s talk about the power of fairytales! Join us for a book discussion of this year’s SB Reads selection, The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen. Bring your book, questions, and favorite passages–we may ...