# Donna Hemans and Rachel Khong: Family Secrets

“The House of Plain Truth” by Donna Hemans follows Pearline, who is attempting to find family missing for 50 years. Rachel Khong’s “Real Americans” introduces us to an unlikely couple with secrets of their own. The authors talk about their work with Justine Kenin at the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2024
- Runtime: 59 min
- By: Hemans, Donna
- Genres: Children's
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-10224/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/video-10224?play=1)