Shannon's Reviews > Finally Seen

Another standout middle grade novel from Kelly Yang! She does such a great job amplifying Asian American experiences, especially ones tied into relatable and oh so relevant pandemic life. In this book she writes from a young girl's POV who has been raised separately from her parents in China while they established a home in America. Then when she's finally allowed to come join them she struggles with fitting in and her parents have a hard time trying to find the money to pay the backrent they owe from lockdown. I also really enjoyed how she tied in book banning and censorship in this story - such a timely and universal story that she has unfortunately had too much experience with her own books!

CW: Anti-Asian racism, discrimination (among others).