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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