J. Elizabeth Mills
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Review of The Summer I Remembered Everything
The Summer I Remembered Everything by Catherine Con MorseHigh School Crown 304 pp.4/25 9780593711422 $19.99e-book ed. 9780593711446 $10.99Spanish paper ed. 9798890983213 $16.95Emily Chen-Sanchez, a Taiwanese and Panamanian American sixteen-year-old living in South Carolina, feels out of place with her wild hair, artistic passion, and too-tall body in a “tri-country” family...
Review of A Banquet for Cecilia: How Cecilia Chiang Revolutionized Chinese Food in America
A Banquet for Cecilia: How Cecilia Chiang Revolutionized Chinese Food in America by Julie Leung; illus. by Melissa IwaiPrimary Little, Brown 40 pp.4/25 9780759557413 $18.99Take a compelling story of an indomitable chef, add heaps of immersive sensory details, stir in a warm palette, then devour this tasty introduction to Cecilia...
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Review of Okchundang Candy
Okchundang Candy by Jung-soon Go; illus. by the author; trans. from Korean by Aerin ParkIntermediate, Middle School Em Querido/Levine Querido 128 pp.3/25 9781646145140 $21.99Told in spare, quiet prose sprinkled with humor, Go’s illustrated autobiographical story unfolds around a close-knit Korean family. Jung-soon’s grandparents are both Korean War orphans who meet...
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Review of We Sing from the Heart: How The Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court
We Sing from the Heart: How The Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court by Mia Wenjen; illus. by Victor Bizar GómezIntermediate, Middle School Red Comet 48 pp.10/24 9781636550879 $19.99“We know you / fear change / it’s something / so strange.” Simon Tam, musician and activist,...
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Review of Breath of the Dragon
Breath of the Dragon [Breathmarked]by Shannon Lee and Fonda LeeHigh School Wednesday/St. Martin’s 352 pp.1/25 9781250391148 $21.00e-book ed. 9781250902689 $11.99Honor, family, respect, ambition—familiar values are embedded in this Chinese-inspired fantasy set in a world with a long, winding Snake Wall separating East and West. Some children are “breathmarked,” born with...
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Review of Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Chanel Miller; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate Philomel 160 pp.4/24 9780593624524 $17.99e-book ed. 9780593624548 $10.99What began as a quest to reunite lost socks with their owners soon leads to new friendships, important discoveries about neighbors, and a deeper sense of community for two...
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Review of Summer at Squee
Summer at Squee by Andrea WangMiddle School Kokila/Penguin 320 pp.3/24 9780593111314 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593111321 $10.99Phoenny, a thirteen-year-old Chinese American girl, is ecstatic to return to SCCWEE (Summertime Chinese Culture, Wellness, and Enrichment Experience)—Camp Squee for short. It is sure to be another awesome summer with her best friends, the Squad....
Review of Laolao’s Dumplings
Laolao’s Dumplings by Dane Liu; illus. by ShinYeon MoonPrimary Godwin/Holt 48 pp.12/23 9781250778192 $18.99Millie visits her laolao (grandmother) in spring, and together they make Millie’s favorite dish—homemade dumplings. To get the right ingredients, the pair heads to Chinatown to visit several lively neighborhood markets, buying vegetables and shrimp as well...
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Review of Catfish Rolling
Catfish Rolling by Clara KumagaiHigh School Amulet/Abrams 432 pp.10/23 9781419768514 $19.99e-book ed. 9798887070476 $15.54When Sora, a Japanese-Caucasian (hafu) teenager, was eleven, a Fukushima-esque earthquake—known in Japanese folklore as a catfish rolling beneath the islands—fractured the land into zones where time slips faster or slower than it normally would. That day,...
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