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Review of Made for More

Made for More by Chloe Ito Ward; illus. by Gael AbaryPrimary    Allida/HarperCollins    32 pp.2/25    9780063334144    $19.99A girl compares the color of her skin to that of her obaa, ojiichan, mama, and papa and probes her identity as the Hawaiian daughter of Japanese immigrants. While our protagonist’s obaa has “skin like...

Review of A Roof!

A Roof! by Stephanie Ellen Sy; illus. by Daniel Tingcungco Primary    Kokila/Penguin    40 pp. 9/24    9780593697054    $18.99 e-book ed.  9780593697061    $10.99 Following a typhoon in the Philippines, Maya discovers a corrugated metal roof that has fallen into her yard. Maya and Tatay (her father) embark on a journey to return...
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Review of The Squad

The Squad by Christina Soontornvat; illus. by Joanna Cacao; color by Wes DziobaMiddle School    Graphix/Scholastic    288 pp.11/24    9781338741322    $24.99Paper ed.  9781338741315    $12.99e-book ed.  9781546121978    $12.99Soontornvat’s graphic-memoir adventures (The Tryout, rev. 11/22) continue as she enters her second semester of eighth grade. She’s still one of the few Asian American students...
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Review of Eighteen Roses

Eighteen Roses by Shannon C.F. RogersHigh School    Feiwel    304 pp.7/24    9781250845733    $20.99e-book ed.  9781250845740    $11.99Seventeen-year-old Lucia Cruz loves the consistency of her daily routine. During a trip to San Diego for her cousin’s debut—a traditional Filipino coming-of-age party in which Luz has no interest—her world is turned on its head....
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Review of Everything We Never Had

Everything We Never Had by Randy RibayHigh School    Kokila/Penguin    288 pp.8/24    9780593461419    $18.99e-book ed.  9780593461433    $10.99Perspectives in this novel alternate among members of the Maghabol family from four different generations. In 1929, Francisco has recently emigrated from the ­Philippines to Watsonville, California, where he picks produce and eventually becomes a...
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Review of Our Nipa Hut: A Story in the Philippines

Our Nipa Hut: A Story in the Philippines by Rachell Abalos; illus. by Gabriela LariosPrimary    Barefoot    32 pp.6/24    9781646865000    $17.99Paper ed.  9781646865017    $9.99“The nipa hut is family too.” Yelena Mendoza lives in a traditional nipa hut in the Philippines with her family. Made from palm leaves and bamboo, the structure...
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Review of Isabel in Bloom

Isabel in Bloom by Mae Respicio Intermediate, Middle School    Lamb/Random    368 pp.4/24    9780593302712    $17.99Library ed.  9780593302729    $20.99e-book ed.  9780593302736    $10.99In this verse novel set in 1999, twelve-year-old Isabel Ligaya leaves her home in the Philippines to reunite with her mother in California. Mama immigrated to the U.S. five years ago...
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Review of Pedro’s Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys

Pedro’s Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys by Rob Peñas; illus. by Carl AngelPrimary    Lee & Low    40 pp.4/24    9781620145746    $20.95Born in 1896 under Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines, Pedro Flores immigrated to the United States as a teenager. It wasn’t...

Review of Wildful

Wildful by Kengo Kurimoto; illus. by the authorIntermediate    Groundwood    216 pp.2/24    9781773068626    $22.99e-book ed.  9781773068633    $16.99In this gorgeous graphic novel with minimal text, it’s an ordinary day as Poppy takes her dog, Pepper, out for a walk, all the while listening to music, scrolling mindlessly through her cell phone. Pepper,...
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