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Tag: Japanese Americans

June 15, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: Love & Other Natural Disasters by Misa Sugiura

Fake dating a girl hung up on her ex-girlfriend and hoping she will actually fall for you... what could go wrong?

September 26, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Publisher’s description A gorgeous and emotionally resonant debut novel about a half-Japanese teen who grapples with social anxiety and her narcissist mother in the wake of a crushing rejection from art school. Kiko Himura has always had a hard time saying exactly what she’s thinking. With a mother who makes her feel unremarkable and a […]

May 18, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: It’s Not Like It’s a Secret by Misa Sugiura

Publisher’s description This charming and bittersweet coming-of-age story featuring two girls of color falling in love is part To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and part Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Sixteen-year-old Sana Kiyohara has too many secrets. Some are small, like how it bothers her when her friends don’t invite her to […]