'Wen Zhou is a first-generation daughter of Chinese migrant parents. She has high expectations from her parents to succeed in school, especially her father whose strict rules leave her feeling trapped. She dreams of creating a future for herself more satisfying than the one her parents expect her to lead.
'Then she befriends a boy named Henry who is also a first generation immigrant. He is the smartest boy at school despite struggling with his English and understands her in a way nobody has lately. Both of them dream of escaping and together they come up with a plan to take an entrance exam for a selective school far from home.
'But when tragedy strikes, it will take all of Wen’s resilience and tiger strength to get herself and Henry through the storm that follows.
Source: Publishers blurb.
'For the first time, the best Australian children's books of the year have been decided by the young people reading them.'
Also reviews books by international authors:
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel
White Feminism by Koa Beck
Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
Also reviews books by international authors:
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel
White Feminism by Koa Beck
Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
'For the first time, the best Australian children's books of the year have been decided by the young people reading them.'