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Book Review: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
This will be an illuminating read for modern teens who may not know much about what it was really like to be a queer teen in the 1950s.
On Overcoming Fears and Becoming Superheroes, a guest post by Christina Li
I was quite a shy and fearful child. Speaking up in class terrified me. I wanted to become an author, but I was scared I wouldn’t know how to write. As one of the few Asian kids in my Midwestern hometown, I was reluctant to embrace the culture of my Chinese-American immigrant family. Time and […]
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Book Review: This Is My Brain in Love by I. W. Gregorio
While this is a romance, and the story of children of immigrants juggling multiple cultures, norms, and expectations, it's also a very affecting and complex exploration of mental health.
Book Review: 500 Words or Less by Juleah del Rosario
Publisher’s description A high school senior attempts to salvage her reputation among her Ivy League–obsessed classmates by writing their college admissions essays and in the process learns big truths about herself in this mesmerizing debut novel-in-verse, perfect for fans of Gayle Forman and Sonya Sones. Nic Chen refuses to spend her senior year branded as […]
Book Review: A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo
When I’m reviewing books for professional publications, I stay quiet about them on social media. I’m always really excited once a review comes out to be able to talk about the book, finally! Here’s one of my most recent reviews, which originally appeared in the October 2017 issue of School Library Journal. A Line in the Dark […]
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