Love, Love

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Inside Out and Back Again meets Nancy Drew in this novel-in-verse about a tween Taiwanese-American girl who contends with school bullies, worries about her sister's mysterious illness, and finds strength and validation at the local tennis court.

Frances Chin, a ten-year old Taiwanese-American girl, lives in the suburbs of Detroit with her immigrant parents and older sister, Clara. At school Frances contends with bullies and the related loneliness that comes with not quite fitting in. She also feels a different kind of aloneness at home. Her parents are preoccupied with work and worry about Clara, whose hair is inexplicably falling out. But with her friend Annie (the Bess to her Nancy Drew), Frances is determined to solve the mystery of Clara's condition. She also faces the everyday challenges and thrills of being a tween, especially when she unexpectedly receives encouragement from a tennis coach. While Frances struggles to speak up, her powerful inner voice is captured through gorgeous imagery and evocative free verse.

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Praise forLove, Love

Thoughtful, heartbreaking, and honest, this is a must-purchase for middle grade shelves.School Library Journal(starred)

An expressive book of poetry that provides a glimpse at life in an immigrant family.Kirkus Reviews (starred)

Love and more love to Victoria Chang for her lyrical and gentle prose poems that, in excavating a deep secret, usher readers beyond shame and into the warmth of understanding.Thanhh Li,NYTBestselling author ofInsideOut and Back Again

Author Bio

The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Victoria Chang was born in Detroit and grew up in West Bloomfield, MI. Her works of poetry have earned such honors as a PEN Center Literary Award, a California Book Award, and a Pushcart Prize. In addition to writing, Victoria teaches in Antioch Universitys MFA program. She lives in Southern CA with her family.