YAing Updates We’ve published three reviews since our last update — all of them by debut reviewers! Make sure you check out these fantastic reviews if you haven’t had a chance already: “Tackling so many issues all at the same time is a difficult task, but Yee manages to do so in such a way … More YAing News: Week of May 30
Review by Kaitlyn Chan. Dee Hahn’s debut novel The Grave Thief subtly subverts the expectation that overcoming our hardships is as simple as slaying an enemy. … More The Grave Thief by Dee Hahn
Review by Avery Lau. Lisa Yee’s book follows Maizy Chen, a pre-teen Chinese-American girl who is taken on a trip to visit her elderly grandparents in a small town called Last Chance, Minnesota. … More Maizy Chen’s Last Chance by Lisa Yee
Spring is now in full swing, though it hasn’t often felt like it here in Vancouver. For every bright, beautiful day, it seems like there are five others full of unseasonable cold and rain. Regardless of the weather, though, May is a great time to relax and celebrate, especially with the upcoming long weekend. For … More YAing News: Week of May 9
Review by Claudine Yip. While their parents take English as a second language class, immigrant children from all cultural backgrounds wait in the playroom next door. The problem is: how do you make friends when you don’t speak the same language? … More Luli and the Language of Tea by Andrea Wang, illus. by Hyewon Yum
Holly Maurer interviews Susan Juby. Juby discusses writing a middle grade book that deals with a parent’s sexual misconduct, the way children interact with difficult subjects, and her writing preferences. … More 5 Questions for Susan Juby
Jade Armstrong’s graphic novel Scout Is Not a Band Kid is incredibly fun, with an abundance of jokes throughout the charming panels and a story that dives into the messy world of eighth-grade friendships. Review by Kaileigh Funnell. … More Scout Is Not a Band Kid by Jade Armstrong
Fresh releases and events: a springtime edition of the YAing News. … More YAing News: Week of Mar. 28
Review by MacKenzie Sewell. Kaitlyn Hill’s debut novel Love From Scratch captures romance under stardom while confronting the rampant sexism in the workforce. … More Love from Scratch by Kaitlyn Hill
Susan Juby’s Me Three is a daring and refreshing exploration of 11-year-old Rodney’s coming-of-age in the midst of his father’s sexual assault allegations, the displacement of his family, and his subsequent loss of direction and identity. … More Me Three by Susan Juby
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