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The Girl Who Painted Monsoon Walls

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The Girl Who Painted Monsoon Walls

After devastating monsoon floods leave her neighborhood of Air Itam scarred and silent, thirteen-year-old Bell—a shy, artistic girl with a sketchbook full of unspoken feelings—begins transforming cracked, damaged walls into vibrant murals using leftover house paint. Her colorful creations breathe life back into the community, turning sorrow into shared beauty. But when a developer moves in to...

Sticky Rice and Second Chances

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Sticky Rice and Second Chances

In the heart of Penang, when the struggling Youth Dragon Boat team faces disbandment due to lack of funds, determined rowers Eddy and Anna refuse to give up—instead launching a bold plan to save their crew by selling homemade pulut panggang, a traditional sticky rice dish wrapped in banana leaves, along the bustling Weld Quay. As they cycle through rain and rejection, their humble food venture...

The Umbrella Mender of China Street

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The Umbrella Mender of China Street

In the rain-soaked lanes of Penang’s China Street Ghaut, a solitary old man known only as Mr. Lim mends broken umbrellas with quiet devotion, refusing payment and speaking little—until thirteen-year-old Eddy, running from his own silent grief after his father’s abandonment, stumbles into his shelter during a sudden downpour. Drawn back by curiosity and an unnameable pull, Eddy gradually learns...

The Boy Who Fed the Storm Clouds

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The Boy Who Fed the Storm Clouds

In the coastal village of Batu Maung, twelve-year-old Eddy copes with the loss of his mother to a sudden storm by leaving offerings of fried banana and whispered prayers on his rooftop, believing the clouds might hear him. When his rituals begin to make thunderstorms pause and shift course, he realizes the skies are not just weather—they are alive with memory and grief. As Typhoon Laila threatens...

The Ghost Festival Mix-Up

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The Ghost Festival Mix-Up

In The Ghost Festival Mix-Up, twelve-year-old Mei accidentally invites a talkative, nostalgic ghost named Ah-Boh into her life after misplacing a pineapple tart during Hungry Ghost Month. Now stuck with a well-meaning but overly enthusiastic spirit who refuses to leave, Mei must sneak him through school, hawker centers, and a bustling temple festival—all while avoiding supernatural chaos and...

The Peranakan Doll’s Journey

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The Peranakan Doll’s Journey

The Peranakan Doll’s Journey is a lyrical historical fiction that follows Lily, a beautifully crafted Peranakan doll, as she passes through four generations of a family in Penang, Malaysia. From her creation in 1898 for a young girl named Anna, to surviving wartime upheaval with Eddy, inspiring academic Vivian, and connecting mixed-race Emma to her roots, Lily becomes a silent witness to love...

The Penang Sentral Food Court’s Friendship Feast

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The Penang Sentral Food Court’s Friendship Feast

In the lively heart of George Town, Penang, a bustling food court becomes the backdrop for an extraordinary journey of connection as children from diverse cultural backgrounds—Malay, Chinese, Indian, Korean, and more—come together over shared meals and discover the joy of friendship. Through the universal language of food, characters like Eddy, Anna, Lily, Emma, Bell, and Vivian exchange not only...

Wings of Freedom – Escape from the Penang Butterfly Farm

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Wings of Freedom – Escape from the Penang Butterfly Farm

When best friends Eddy and Anna visit the Penang Butterfly Farm, their curiosity turns to concern upon discovering a rare, untagged Raja Brooke’s Birdwing trapped in captivity. Believing she belongs in the wild, they team up with Lily, a sympathetic intern, to orchestrate a daring escape—Operation: Skyborn—releasing the butterfly back into the jungle through a hidden hatch. As the farm’s staff...

Penang Bridge’s Whispering Winds

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Penang Bridge’s Whispering Winds

Penang Bridge’s Whispering Winds follows Eddy, a 17-year-old on the eve of leaving his home island for university in Sydney, as he takes one final bus ride across the Penang Bridge. Through quiet reflection, fragmented memories, and the weight of unspoken goodbyes—especially with Anna, Lily, Bell, and the others—he grapples with the bittersweet ache of growing up. The journey becomes a metaphor...

The Penang Street Art Detective Club

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The Penang Street Art Detective Club

In the colorful streets of George Town, Penang, a group of seven curious kids—led by sharp-eyed Eddy and joined by brilliant Anna, intuitive Lily, fearless Bell, quiet observer Vivian, skeptical Emma, and enigmatic newcomer Alexis—form the Penang Street Art Detective Club to solve local mysteries hidden within the city’s iconic street art. When a mysterious new mural appears overnight, bearing a...

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