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4 Reviews
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YA
Smart, strong high-school senior Grace tries to hide symptoms of the same schizophrenia that caused her mother to abandon the family. Revelatory motifs help readers discern who and what is real in Grace's world. Told in a cycle of voices corresponding to the seasons and moving among first, second, and third person, this is a harrowing, intricately plotted examination of the toll mental illness can take on a family.
Reviewer: Jennifer Hubert Swan
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2018
(4)
YA
Korean American teen Joyce faces a tough decision when her aunt offers to pay for the cosmetic surgery that would give her eyelid creases. Will the surgery make her beautiful like her sister and attract her crush? Joyce's woe-is-me self-centeredness makes it difficult to sympathize, but her desire to fit in will resonate with readers of every background.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith
(3)
PS
Clarabella the crocodile becomes increasingly disheartened as she spends all of her time brushing her many teeth while her animal friends play, eat lunch, and romp around. When her work is finally done and she's ready to have fun, alas, her friends take out their toothbrushes: it's bedtime. The book is wholly original, from its premise to its mural-like illustrations to its smile-inducing solution to Clarabella's problem.
Reviewer: Nell Beram
(1)
YA
Young Ju tells of her family's immigration from Korea to the United States and their subsequent struggles in a new country. The brief chapters have the intimacy of snapshots, and images of reaching and dreaming poignantly convey Young Ju's desire to survive her father's brutality. Mother and daughter exhibit a quiet strength; similarly, each of these vignettes displays an astonishing and memorable force.
Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2001
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