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Top Six Young Adult Books I Read in 2020

January 5, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I’ve already shared two lists of books, but I think it’s important to say – again – that reading levels differ widely, and in multiple ways. For instance, I know […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Broken Soup, Elizabeth Laird, Half Brother, Jenny Valentine, Kenneth Oppel, Moonrise, Nomads Land, Paro Anand, reading, reviews, Sarah Crossan, The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling, Wai Chim, Welcome to Nowhere

The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

June 27, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Book cover Text: The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim 'A book with a huge hearbeat and so much love infused in every page.' Alice Pung, award-winning author of Laurinda Image: A girl using chopsticks to eat out of a takeaway box.

I met author Wai Chim at the Asian Festival of Children’s Content in 2017. I didn’t just meet her, we were part of the same panel, called Writing About Us. […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: reading, review, The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling, Wai Chim, Young Adult