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LOVEBOAT REUNION focuses on Sophie and Xavier, who we met in LOVEBOAT, TAIPEI. It is a full-circle story of redemption, reparenting, forgiveness, and understanding. It was everything I wanted to see for both Sophie and Xavier. 💜
Read Joce’s review here:
https://t.co/is5YzBSNHi
If you are ready for heartbreak, I recommend RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE by Rajani LaRocca. This wonderful middle grade novel in verse features Reha, an Indian-American girl whose mother was diagnosed with leukemia. 🌹
Read Joce’s review here: https://t.co/51hnuBR89q
INSTRUCTIONS FOR DANCING by Nicola Yoon ripped my heart out and made me question all my relationships existentially. There’s also a ballroom dance competition 💃🏽 and falling in love.
Just read it! And read Joce's review here: https://t.co/pkC5UAydWY
FAT CHANCE, CHARLIE VEGA by Crystal Maldonado is a heartfelt and fun coming-of-age YA contemporary about how one biracial Puerto Rican teen navigates fatness, friendships, and falling in love. 💜
Read Joce's review here: https://t.co/cBvsiO220I
Xiaolong and the Pond friends are a bit pooped from working so hard... so The Quiet Pond is going on a short break!
https://t.co/U6j7gYtZvN
10 releases, 16 cover reveals, and 9 announcements—this is perhaps our biggest issue yet!
This week is overflowing with magical releases—from Peter Pan retellings to Indian princesses, to stories set in bio-cyberpunk cities. ✨
Read Issue #60 here: https://t.co/Sbbc1SqdqF
The Pond Book News is back! 🌱🗞
This week, we're closing out September with divine Asian stories galore! Get ready for folklore-based fantasies, queer retellings of iconic stories, & sweet romcoms—all by lovely Asian authors. ✨
Read Issue 58 here: https://t.co/JRZcGGxKVo
It's a busy time in books this week friends! 🌱
We're getting so many good global stories—from the fútbol fields of Argentina to Afrofuturist cities, from magical deserts to haunted small towns, there's a book in here for EVERYONE. ✨
Read Issue 56 here: https://t.co/29w3LROKde
ALMOST AMERICAN GIRL is a poignant graphic memoir about immigrating from Korea, strict gender norms, and fostering friendships through love of comics and art.
Read @squibblesreads's review here: https://t.co/siyGCprJBF
Friends! Today marks the 50th ever book news post on the Pond! 🎉
Come celebrate with us this MASSIVE week of book news from all 'round the bookish world, including *many* anticipated releases & diverse announcements alike. 🗞️
Read Issue 50 here: https://t.co/6pd4uQw0kx