A Winter's Night and Other Stories

Letters

The Ashwater Experiment

Shine Izzy Shine

Replay

A Holiday for Noah

We Still Belong

Story and Play Readers, Volume 1


#ownvoices title: author's parents were both born in Hong Kong, and #ownvoices title on mental health. Rosena was diagnosed with an anxiety and panic disorder when she was a teenager. While this book is not strictly a memoir, it is deeply based in Rosena's life and experiences
The intersection of asian identity and mental health is rarely explored territory for middle grade, an even less so with the sense of joy and optimism that Livy has
It's funny! Rosena has a background in strip comics, and the book is full of clever sight gags.
Themes: mental health, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, first generation asian, love for chinese food, friendships, specifically standing up for yourself, empathy for others
Imagine Guts and Ghosts colliding--with an Asian main character
Debut author


Discover Your Child's Next Read

A Winter's Night and Other Stories

Premchand, 2007

Letters

Anna Harrison, Jane Yorke, 2007

The Ashwater Experiment

Amy Goldman Koss, 1999

Shine Izzy Shine

Ellie Daines, 2015

Replay

Sharon Creech, 2005

A Holiday for Noah

Susan Remick Topek, 1990

We Still Belong

Christine Day, 2023

Story and Play Readers, Volume 1

Margaret Knox, 2016