Front Desk by Kelly Yang

 

My review of this book is that this is a great book.  I’m going to do this for a book talk.  It’s a very chill book because it has a lot of detail but as well it is mostly talking about Mia.  She moved to the USA from China.  Mia is the author kind of.  She is based on the life Kelly Yang had.

Dry by Neal Shusterman/Jarrod Shusterman

 

Dry is about kids living in Southern California during a major drought when all of the water is suddenly cut off. I love how the book takes into account how modern-day people would likely react to the situation. The book highlights the drastic effects that climate change can really have on the US itself. I would recommend this book to late middle/high school readers. It really opened my eyes to how bad things could get if they go unchecked.

Picture Bride by Yoshiko Uchida

This was a pretty good book about the struggles that Asian-Americans face in the US.  The book is specifically about a Japanese girl named Hana who comes to America to get married.  It was pretty interesting and emotional.

(There is a movie by the same name with a similar storyline; it is not based on this novel, but there are a lot of similarities!  You might want to experience both and see how they line up.  - Miss Jennie)

Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate

Home of the Brave is the story of Kek, a boy from Africa, who comes to America alone. His brother and father are killed. Only his mother survives, but no one knows where she is in Africa. Kek has to face many fascinating and wrong things. Rating: 5 out of 5