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“We are asking children to take on this full-time job while they are also having the very real job of being a kid. They are walking in shoes that are too big for them.” Olivia Abtahi, author of 'The Interpreter' in conversation.
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'The Interpreter' is a story about children who act as translators for their parents : NPR's Book of the Day
Cecilia, the main character in Olivia Abtahi's The Interpreter, wears an oversized green suit and tie. She's a kid, but she also works as a translator and interpreter for her immigrant parents. Whethe...