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Tag: Immigrants

May 19, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: Parachute Kids by Betty C. Tang

Tang ultimately writes an uplifting story of support and love that doesn't shy away from the challenges that come with this family's decisions. I adored this book and hope to see many more from her.

May 16, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: Finally Seen by Kelly Yang

This might be my favorite Kelly Yang book yet.

April 18, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: Throwback by Maurene Goo

An entertaining and, certainly for Sam, illuminating read about life in the 1990s and what it's like to see someone through a different lens.

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Centering Central America in Children’s Fiction: A journey home, a guest post by María José Fitzgerald

March 14, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

I grew up knowing that books could take us places. Outer space. California. Narnia. What if I wrote a book that could take readers to my home, Honduras?

YA Publication as an Immigrant: A Conversation with Sofía Lapuente & Jarrod Shusterman

January 23, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

I believe there is an important place for serious dramas but why does culture and immigration always come with tears and seriousness? Often, we are the fiesta!

Writing Disability and Immigration from a Place of Wholeness, a guest post by Natalia Sylvester

May 5, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

When I finally found my way to writing a novel about growing up as an immigrant with hip dysplasia, it was this wholeness—not parts of me segmented into boxes—that guided me. I wrote Breathe and Count Back from Ten because the only way I can imagine creating books in a world that draws boundaries around my identity is to write myself beyond them.

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Book Review: A Pho Love Story by Loan Le

February 11, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

With a heavy focus on families, history, expectations, and secrets, this love story will leave readers satisfied.

Book Review: The Year I Flew Away by Marie Arnold

February 2, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Gabrielle's story asks what you would give up in order to fit in and shows the dangers of losing yourself

Book Review: Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe

October 8, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

I stretched this one out over three afternoons, just so I could keep dipping back into Henri and Cori's world. A completely satisfying, engaging, and memorable read.

Book Review: Dating Makes Perfect by Pintip Dunn

August 11, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

This truly fun book revolves around practice-dating, but delves into other issues like the expectations that can come from immigrant parents, obligation versus passion, friendships, and it paints a rich cultural picture of the Thai community Winnie and her family are part of.

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