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Tre is a sophomore, and his family is dealing with the recent death of his older brother. This story is about his family dealing with that grief, but it‘s also about friendship, crushes, the pressure of high school sports, and figuring out how those things work together. It‘s also about a Native American team proving themselves, and includes some action packed basketball games. 🏀

Due to language and alcohol use, I would consider this mature YA.

I really enjoyed this duology infused with eastern mythology and tea magic. Ning was a driven and strong heroine who also loved her family and aaa loyal to her friends. While there was a romance element, it wasn‘t central to the story. The focus was on Ning‘s journey of self discovery and empowerment.

Characters felt somehow a bit flat, and I couldn't feel all their emotions. They were likable, but nothing more.

This felt so much like many other fantasy YA stories, this wasn't really unique. Plot was also pretty common and predictable. The first 100 pages dragged, and it took that long before starting to be interesting.

This didn't have that special feeling that the first book had, but this was still entertaining story.

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Every March, my county library system hosts a community read. This year‘s theme is food and the tagged book is the MG selection. I loved watching CiCi adjust to life in America through a cooking contest. Seeing her grow, learning to trust and make friends, and discover how to honor her Taiwanese heritage, was heartwarming.

He scooped me up, rushing me back inside, and I couldn‘t stop laughing. I peeked up at his expression, so hopeful and excited, and I knew we were only just getting to the best part of our lives.
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I dread sports books. I read them so I have new books to recommend to young patrons but I dread them. This book is all basketball, all the time. It is also all heart. Great friendships, a family who is actively surviving the eldest son‘s death, and a community that just needs one win. This was fantastic. I gave a basketball novel five stars!!!😳

Auditing my 2023 reads & missed this one. Anywhoo, here‘s an interview I wrote with the author: https://wowlit.org/blog/2023/04/01/authors-corner-judy-i-lin/

Although not as good as the first book, this was still a pick for me. I thought the ending was a bit anti climactic after all that build up. I still loved the magic elements and love stories, but this is more about the love between siblings and families. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

1. I like so many, but I‘ll go with one called Ex Libris where you build a library collection! It‘s actually fun, there is some fantasy and humor mixed in!
2. Tagged book is a MG story of a girl in Malaysia who is trying to solve the mystery of her friends death at a large Scrabble competition!

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