Joanna Ho, New York Times bestselling author of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, has written an exquisite, heart-rending debut young adult novel That will inspire all to speak truth to power.
Joanna Ho masterfully explores timely themes of mental health, racism, and classism..
Who gets to tell our stories, and who gets silenced? It\'s up to May to take back the narrative.
Yet the consequences of speaking out run much deeper than anyone could foresee.
Instead, May challenges these ugly stereotypes through her writing.
May\'s father tells her to keep her head down.
In the aftermath, racist accusations are hurled against May\'s parents for putting too much pressure on him.
But Danny secretly struggles with depression, and when he dies by suicide, May\'s world is shattered.
May\'s beloved brother, Danny, on the other hand, has just been admitted to Princeton.
When asked, her mom can\'t come up with one specific reason for why she\'s proud of her only daughter.
May prefers hoodies over dresses and wants to become a writer. --Misa Sugiura, author of This Time Will Be Different Maybelline Chen isn\'t the Chinese Taiwanese American daughter her mother expects her to be. -- Abigail Hing Wen, New York Times bestselling author of Loveboat, Taipei A clarion call to search out, listen to, and uplift the narratives That have been silenced.
Powerful and piercing, filled with truth, love, and a heroine who takes back the narrative.
Joanna Ho, New York Times bestselling author of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, has written an exquisite, heart-rending debut young adult novel That will inspire all to speak truth to power
