Dream, Annie, Dream -- Waka T. Brown - Hardcover
In this empowering deconstruction of the so-called American Dream, a twelve-year-old Japanese American girl grapples with, and ultimately rises above, the racism and trials of middle school she experiences while chasing her dreams.
As the daughter of immigrants who came to America for a better life, Annie Inoue was raised to dream big. And at the start of seventh grade, she's channeling that irrepressible hope into becoming the lead in her school play.
So when Annie lands an impressive role in the production of The King and I, she's thrilled . . . until she starts to hear grumbles from her mostly white classmates that she only got the part because it's an Asian play with Asian characters. Is this all people see when they see her? Is this the only kind of success they'll let her have--one that they can tear down or use race to belittle?
Disheartened but determined, Annie channels her hurt into a new dream: showing everyone what she's made of.
Waka T. Brown, author of While I Was Away, delivers an uplifting coming-of-age story about a Japanese American girl's fight to make space for herself in a world that claims to celebrate everyone's differences but doesn't always follow through.
Author: Waka T. Brown
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
Published: 02/08/2022
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780063017160
Audience: Ages 9-12
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2021
Publishers Weekly 12/06/2021
Booklist 01/01/2022 pg. 73
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2022