{"id":17106,"date":"2023-12-14T17:25:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T22:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/?page_id=17106"},"modified":"2026-04-09T19:38:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T23:38:23","slug":"phuong-truong","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/authors\/phuong-truong\/","title":{"rendered":"Phuong Truong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Phuong Truong grew up in Ottawa and now lives in Toronto where she works in the book publishing industry. In a news release<\/a> issued January 10, 2025, Margie Wolfe announced that she was transferring ownership of Second Story Press to Phuong Truong, who had been the general manager of the press for two decades. Truong earned a BCom from Queen’s University and completed the publishing program at Centennial College in Toronto.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fiction (Juvenile, Picture book)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Everyone is Welcome<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Illustrated by Christine Wei.
Toronto: Second Story Press, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A little girl hears that her grandma\u2019s friend, Mrs. Lee, was pushed on her way to the Asian market. Then she learns that Asian students at her brother\u2019s school are afraid to walk to class, and she realizes something very wrong is happening to her community. How can life be so unfair? With her mom\u2019s support and the help of her friends, she sets out to do something kind for Mrs. Lee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fiction (Juvenile, Chapter book)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Every Little Bit Olive Tran<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Toronto: Second Story Press, 2025.
Olive Tran series; bk. 1.
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Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Olive Tran is turning ten! Now she can walk to school by herself and go to Kandy Korner whenever she wants. Finally!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But when Olive finds out Mrs. Ly was pushed on the street and her brother\u2019s school friends had gross things thrown at them because they\u2019re Asian, she starts to feel less safe. And why doesn\u2019t her best friend Josh want to come to her birthday party at the trampoline park anymore? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olive knows something is wrong, but she is determined to have fun at her party. If she shows kindness, maybe others will too. Every little bit counts!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fiction (Juvenile, Chapter book)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Luckily Ever After Olive Tran<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Illustrations by Christine Wei.
Toronto: Second Story Press, 2026.
Olive Tran series ; bk. 3.
Forthcoming Sept. 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Olive Tran is back and it\u2019s her lucky day! For ten-year-old Olive, it\u2019s the first time Lunar New Year and Valentine\u2019s day overlap. Olive is sure this is a sign: it\u2019s the year of luck and<\/em> love! What could be a better time to play Cupid? With the help of her bestie Mia, Olive sets out to bring her mom and Mia\u2019s dad together. They\u2019re already friends, so that means they\u2019re meant for each other! But not everyone\u2019s happy with this match-making, and Olive has to consider the fact that, even with luck on her side, she might not always get her way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fiction (Juvenile, Chapter book)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Take a Breath Olive Tran<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Illustrations by Christine Wei.
Toronto: Second Story Press, 2025.
Olive Tran series ; bk. 2.
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Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The school talent show is coming up, and Olive Tran is desperate to enter. The best act wins a party for their entire class, and Olive is determined to be the hero who brings home the pizza!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Olive has one big problem: What exactly is her talent? The more she struggles to find it, the more anxious she becomes. How can she win the talent show with no talent? It doesn\u2019t help that her brother Ben is a piano prodigy. If only good intentions and a sassy attitude were enough! Can Olive find a way to score the pizza party for her friends? And why does she want to win so badly anyway?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Selected Criticism and Interpretation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Truong, Phuong. Interview about Second Story Press with Fawn Parker. Ampersand Review of Writing & Publishing<\/em>. No. 2 (Summer 2022), p. 75-76.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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