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“Yeah, if I could be anyone, I would want to be like her. Talented, beautiful...“

I would use this book in my classroom to talk about empathy and taking responsibility for our actions. I would also recommend this book to students who love graphic novels to explore concepts like friendship and community.

Stargazing (2019) is a middle-grade graphic novel about Christine and Moon‘s friendship, cultural identity, jealousy, and illness. Through expressive art and dialogue, it makes complex themes—family expectations, self-acceptance, and mortality—accessible to young readers. Visual symbolism and nuanced characters encourage analysis beyond the plot.

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"The waiters were singing 'Happy Birthday' in Chinese."

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The writing style is muddy, the plot drags, and I‘m getting tired of the dual timeline bit. However, the historical details about San Francisco were great and kept me going. I also enjoyed getting to know Al Sullivan, and hope that in subsequent books, he‘ll embrace his birth identity.

Two murders in the Claremont Hotel spanning two decades. Is Madam Chiang Kai-Shek involved, or is the ghost of Iris Stafford seeking vengeance?

My family listened to this author book talk & interview this evening sponsored by the Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford, CT.We plan to read this fascinating, important work together this summer as a buddy read. The author,Michael Luo has been an investigative reporter, & recent editor of The New Yorker magazine.

https://marktwainhouse.org/event/strangers-in-the-land-exclusion-belonging-and-t...

my read for women‘s history month…such a trailblazer—the 1st asian american actress to have a successful career and overcoming discrimination and racism—“…back then anna may wong was the 1st and only today thanks to her struggle she is the 1st of many.” #audiophile #readinggoal #readinglife #womenshistorymonth