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Sugiura, Misa
2 Reviews
(2)
YA
Interned during WWII, the Katsuyama family was forced to sell its flower shop and spent years earning enough to buy it back. Contemporary teen CJ Katsuyama, who works in the family shop, fights for the shop after learning it might be sold to a corporation. The story paints an engaging picture of a girl facing the past--both her family's and her own--in service of her future. Ind.
Reviewer: Christina L. Dobbs
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2019
(4)
YA
After moving from a mostly white Midwest town to a multiethnic California suburb, Sana, the daughter of Japanese immigrants, expands her horizons and struggles with coming out amid expectations and assumptions by family, friends, and new girlfriend Jamie. Compelling, finely drawn themes of secrets and belonging permeate this ambitious debut, but some of the stereotypes Sana voices about Jamie's Latino friends aren't adequately unpacked.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross
2 reviews
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