Christina Matula Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Christina Matula

It’s Day 1 of #MGBooktober! I just finished The Tryout by @soontornvat. Not only did I love the plot and the ending, but I 🧡🧡🧡 how little Christina talks proudly of her Thai heritage. I wish this half-Asian Christina had books like this growing up. https://t.co/qrBAzxLdVs

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#MGBooktober Day 5 - Debut shout-outs! I 🧡 Hana Hsu and her futuristic tale by @artsylliu. Am reading Sir Fig Newton by @bysonjathomas, a STEM-filled race against time. And pre-ordered Dad's Girlfriend and Other Anxieties by @kelcrocker, about a soon-to-be blended family 💜 https://t.co/8g0NlXcApI

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Daughter of the Moon Goddess by @SuelynnTan about the secret daughter of Chang’e. With lush writing and a tension-filled plot, it was hard to put down. Loved the narration by the silky-voiced @natalienaudus 🌕A perfect getaway into another realm ⭐️ https://t.co/vy1JJJkIlE

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#MGBooktober Day 31 - My favourite character from a spooky story is Seven from Witchlings by @Claribel_Ortega. Happy Halloween! 🧙‍♀️🎃 And thank you to the #MGBooktober organizers for such a fun-filled book month. https://t.co/2i8IwH0h61

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A perfect way to ring in the Year of the Tiger: by finishing “When You Trap a Tiger” by @taekeller 🐯A gorgeous and moving book about a girl trying to save her Korean grandmother through the power of stories. https://t.co/ZJZJuEyPbU

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#MGBooktober Day 12 - A book set in the autumn forest (amongst many other places) is The House with Chicken Legs by @sophieinspace, based on Slavic folklore. An orphan craving a friend, a grandmother that guides the dead to the stars, and a house that picks up and moves at will. https://t.co/CDZVTRmGs5

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#MGBooktober Day 27 - So many themes in this thought-provoking book, A Wish in the Dark by @soontornvat. A twist on Les Misérables touching on power, forgiveness, and freedom. https://t.co/jVvmMBnXXm

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My latest YA read - All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir. A heart-rending story about two teens who need to escape their stifling town and difficult circumstances. Delicate and moving, but also a page turner. ❤️ https://t.co/M631bv4TuN

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@ChildrensBkShow @MichaelRosenYes A New Year’s Reunion, a picture book written by Yu Li-Qiong and illustrated by Zhu Cheng-Liang. About the joy of returning to family to celebrate the Lunar New Year after needing to work the rest of the year in a faraway city. #worldwednesday https://t.co/TM5x9W6mjl

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YA post-climate change apocalypse “The Marrow Thieves” by @cherie_dimaline left my mind spinning with its haunting prose. An Indigenous group on the run in the forest to escape a govt that wants to put them in “schools” to literally suck their dreams and lives away. A must-read. https://t.co/30dfe3x0k7