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Tag Archives: Family

Review: Merci Suárez Changes Gears, by Meg Medina

What do you do when everything is changing, but nobody will explain why? A Cuban-American middle school girl navigates big shifts in this Newberry Award winning novel from Meg Medina.

December 9, 2019 in Reviews.

Perfect Season for Dreaming / Un tiempo perfecto para soñar, by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (trans. by Luis Humberto)

A story of memories and dream-sharing, Sáenz’s picturebook offers a window on intergenerational transmission of cultural heritage that will resonate with a generation of bicultural children in the U.S., such as, Latinx, Mexican, Mexican-American, Chicano, and Hispanic children.

December 1, 2019 in Reviews.

The Great Wall of Lucy Wu, by Wendy Wan-Long Shang

How do we deal with the relationship between ourselves and the people we do not like? How can an America-Born Chinese girl solve the cultural identity problem? The Great Wall of Lucy Wu uses the story of a Chinese girl who is born in the US to tell you all of the answers.

December 1, 2019 in Reviews.

Review: The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang, illustrated by Sonny Liew

Review by Sarah Kass Ever wonder why superheroes are so good at dodging bullets? In The Shadow Hero, Hank Chu literally cannot be shot. That’s a deal he made with an ancient turtle spirit of China. Set in a pre-WWII China Town, The Shadow Hero is about a young Chinese American man named Hank who…

April 15, 2018 in Reviews.

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