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‘The Leavers’: Immigration, Identity, and Family

May 11, 2020 by Allison Hiltz Leave a Comment

The Leavers by Lisa Ko

In the fifth grade, Deming’s mother disappeared. An undocumented Chinese immigrant, she went to work one day and never came home. It’s easy for us, the readers, to speculate about what happened, but for Deming, the disappearance was as shocking as it was nonsensical. Soon, he was adopted by a white family in another city and taken away from the only home he knew. These events … [Read more...]

Sugar Run by Mesha Maren

February 6, 2019 by Allison Hiltz Leave a Comment

sugar run by mesha maren

Jodi is invisible. Okay, she’s not actually invisible, but she feels like she is. It’s a feeling that started in childhood, when her twin brothers came along and stole the spotlight. It persisted into adolescence, when she did everything she could to be seen, whether by family or strangers. It was, in fact, her desire to be seen that landed her in prison at age 17 for … [Read more...]

‘The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry’ Is Stunning (Book Review)

October 7, 2014 by Allison Hiltz 11 Comments

AJ Fikry

If you love books and read one book this Fall, please, please, please let it be The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. Not only is this book that celebrates books, it's THE book for book lovers. Not only was it recommended by Patti Callahan Henry as part of #30Authors, it's one of the rare books that I read in one sitting. If you've ever been surprised in life … [Read more...]

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