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February 6, 2018

AMERICAN PANDA by Gloria Chao (with Twitter Giveaway)

February 6, 2018

Book cover & rating - AMERICAN PANDA by Gloria ChaoYoung adult books set in college, or even about the summer before college, aren’t all too common. That’s why I was surprised when I first learnt that American Panda is set at MIT. Well, Mei is 17 years old as she enters a year early but it works out well for this book. Mei had a sheltered upbringing, which is very evident as she tries to find her place at university.

· Categories: Fiction, Giveaways Keywords: american authors, college, culture, dance, dating, diverse authors, diverse books, ethnicity, family, family life, family problems, friendship, grandparents, humour, phobia, relatives, romance, rumours, secrets, siblinghood, tradition, weddings

November 26, 2017

THE HATE U GIVE by Angie Thomas

November 26, 2017

Book cover & rating - THE HATE U GIVE by Angie ThomasNo contest, The Hate U Give is the best young adult novel that was published in 2017. It’s filled with heart and soul, takes an honest look at racial discrimination, and doesn’t hold back any punches. It’s so honest and raw that it hurts to read and it’s precisely because of that that everyone and anyone, young or old, needs to read The Hate U Give.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, dating, death, discrimination, diverse authors, diverse books, domestic violence, drug abuse, drugs, dysfunctional families, family, family business, family problems, friendship, funerals, gangs, grief, half-siblings, high school, hope, identity, inequality, justice, media, murder, own-voices, poc characters, poverty, race relations, racism, realistic fiction, relatives, riots, sacrifice, siblinghood, suffering, violence

June 14, 2013

RED INK by Julie Mayhew

June 14, 2013

Book cover & rating - RED INK by Julie MayhewWhere do I start? With the tears that I shed or the smiles I cracked? To some degree, my own recent experiences influenced the way I read Red Ink.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: british authors, debut authors, denial, family, family myth, grief, life and death, personal history, realistic fiction, relatives

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