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DREAM, ANNIE, DREAM
At the start of seventh grade, Annie, a Japanese-American girl with big dreams, tries out for a school play in hopes of winning the lead, only to be faced with a barrage of microaggressions from her peers that make her question if the American Dream truly applies to everyone.
As the daughter of immigrants who came to America in pursuit of a better life, seventh grader Annie Inoue was raised to believe that you follow your dreams no matter what. So when her summer theater camp announces they'll be putting on a production of the play Annie, she shoots for the stars and tries out for the lead. Though her best friend, Jessica, snags the part, Annie refuses to let it get her down.
As seventh grade unfolds, so does a whole new set of dreams. There are basketball tryouts, her first big crush, and, most importantly, auditions for a new play: The King and I. This time, Annie lands a much bigger role than she did in camp. But when she hears murmurs around school that she only got the role because it's an Asian play with Asian characters, she's stunned. Is this all people see when they look at her?
Devasted 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 and empowering 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.
Waka T. Brown was the first American born in her family. She is a Stanford graduate with a Master's in Secondary Education. With her background, she's worked to further U.S.-Japan relations, promoting cultural exchange and awareness. She's currently an instructor at the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE), authoring curriculum on several international topics, and winning the Association for Asian Studies' national Franklin Buchanan Prize. She's also been awarded the U.S.-Japan Foundation and EngageAsia's national 2019 Elgin Heinz Outstanding Teacher award for her groundbreaking endeavors in teaching about U.S.-Japan relations to high school students in Japan. She lives with her family in Portland, Oregon.
As seventh grade unfolds, so does a whole new set of dreams. There are basketball tryouts, her first big crush, and, most importantly, auditions for a new play: The King and I. This time, Annie lands a much bigger role than she did in camp. But when she hears murmurs around school that she only got the role because it's an Asian play with Asian characters, she's stunned. Is this all people see when they look at her?
Devasted 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 and empowering 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.
Waka T. Brown was the first American born in her family. She is a Stanford graduate with a Master's in Secondary Education. With her background, she's worked to further U.S.-Japan relations, promoting cultural exchange and awareness. She's currently an instructor at the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE), authoring curriculum on several international topics, and winning the Association for Asian Studies' national Franklin Buchanan Prize. She's also been awarded the U.S.-Japan Foundation and EngageAsia's national 2019 Elgin Heinz Outstanding Teacher award for her groundbreaking endeavors in teaching about U.S.-Japan relations to high school students in Japan. She lives with her family in Portland, Oregon.
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Published 2022-01-25 by Quill Tree Books / HarperCollins |