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Tag Archives: Filipino
Freddie vs. the Family Curse by Tracy Badua
Freddie vs. the Family Curse by Tracy Badua is a great book for fans of over-the-top humor, with a healthy dose of personal growth and Filipino-American culture. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged contemporary fantasy, curses, Filipino, ghosts, youth fantasy
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The Adventures of Team Pom: Squid Happens by Isabel Roxas
All may seem ordinary in the quiet Queens neighborhood of Shadyside where this graphic is set, but adventure and nefarious activity is afoot, as a trio of girls finds out. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade
Tagged adventure, Asian-American, Filipino, graphic novels, New York City, squid, youth graphic novels
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Graphic Novel Ghosts: Sheets and Lola
Sheets by Brenna Thummler. Lion Forge Comics, 2018. ISBN 978-1941302675. Read on hoopla. 13-year-old Marjorie Glatt has been running a small laundromat by herself ever since her mother died, while going to school and caring for her younger brother. Her … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Challenges, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade
Tagged #CybilsReadDown, Filipino, ghosts, youth graphic novels
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4 Unique Fantasy Books for Kids
Seeing as how it’s March already, I’m going to try to finish reviewing all my Cybils books this week, so I can move on to the books I’m reading this year. Dragonfly Song by Wendy Orr. Pajama Press, 2017. This … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged animal fantasy, Bronze Age, Filipino, theater, youth fantasy
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Space Hostages by Sophia McDougall
Hooray! The sequel to last year’s Cybils finalist Mars Evacuees. Space Hostages by Sophia McDougall. Published in the U.K. by Egmont, 2015, in the U.S. by Harper, 2016. Following her return from Mars and the publication of her memoir … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tagged Asian, Asian-Australian, diversity, Filipino, youth science fiction
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Blackbird Fly
I don’t read very much contemporary realistic fiction, but when Brandy posted about a middle grade book with a Filipina protagonist a while back, I actually exclaimed out loud and went to track it down right away. This turns out … Continue reading