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The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim | Book Review

  • Chantel
  • Posted on February 12, 2023
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“Disappointment tastes like chalk lotus bean.” The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling is a YA coming-of-age novel set in suburban Sydney. It follows Anna Chiu, a Cantonese-Australian teenager as…

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Please Don’t Hug Me by Kay Kerr

  • Chantel
  • Posted on January 7, 2021
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“A friend isn’t just who they are to you, but who you are and who you feel you can be when you’re with them“ Please Don’t Hug Me is the…

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The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

  • Chantel
  • Posted on October 11, 2019
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“Where there are bees there are flowers, and wherever there are flowers there is new life and hope.” Christy Lefteri’s The Beekeeper of Aleppo is one of those rare books…

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The Last Look by Lauren Eckhardt

  • Chantel
  • Posted on March 14, 2019
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Lauren Eckhardt’s The Last Look is an in-depth look at the lives and loves we settle for; and of the journeys we find along the way. Eckhardt shows us our lives don’t…

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