Penguin Teen Social - #MiddleGrade5

The only thing better than new books is talking about new upcoming books with people who are as passionate about it as you are. On June 1st, I was lucky to attend Penguin Teen Social at Penguin Teen's head office in Toronto.

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Frenzy Presents: Pan-Asian Heritage Month 2023 - Summary

I have been invited by Team Frenzy to join a panel discussion with authors Kylie Lee Baker, Sarah Suk, and Alisha Rai about writing Asian-inspired fiction for young adults in celebration of Pan-Asian Heritage Month. Here is my quick summary about the panelists and their upcoming novels!

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Book Review: Chasing After Aoi Koshiba, Vol. 1

"Chasing After Aoi Koshiba" is a story about a popular girl in high school, Sahoko, that intentionally and successfully turned herself into a popular girl. She has it all figured out - or it seems - until she meets Koshiba, a sporty girl who appears not to care much about image. Sahoko is immediately drawn to her.

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Upcoming YA Books: #PenguinTeenSocial 2021 - Spring/Fall

At the beginning of May, I was lucky enough to get invited to the Spring/Fall presentation by Penguin Teen Canada. Like with any other presentation of upcoming releases, I was scrambling to write everything down, but even this list is not comprehensive enough. Too many good books are going to come out this year. This list, mostly for my reference, contains only the books that I put on my immediate TBR.

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