Girl in Reverse

Brief Description: "Lillian Firestone is Chinese, but the kids in her 1951 Kansas City high school can't separate her from the North Koreans that America is at war with. Sick of the racism she faces at school and frustrated that her adoptive white family just sees it as 'teasing,' Lily begins to search for her birth mother"Marc Notes: Lillian Firestone is Chinese, but the kids in her 1951 Kansas City high school can't separate her from the North Koreans that America is at war with. Sick of the racism she faces at school and frustrated that her adoptive white family just sees it as 'teasing, ' Lily begins to search for her birth mother--; Provided by publisher.; Ages 12 upPublisher Marketing: Being adopted isn't easy--especially when you're seen as a national enemy. A teen seeks the roots of her identity in this stirring novel from the acclaimed author of "Crossing the Tracks." When Lily was three, her mother put her up for adoption, then disappeared without a trace. Or so Lily was told. Lily grew up in her new family and tried to forget her past. But with the Korean War raging and the fear of "Commies" everywhere, Lily's Asian heritage makes her a target. She is sick of the racism she faces, a fact her adoptive parents won't take seriously. For Lily, war is everywhere--the dinner table, the halls at school, and especially within her own skin. Then her brainy little brother, Ralph, finds a box containing a baffling jumble of broken antiques--clues to her past left by her "Gone Mom." Lily and Ralph attempt to match these fragments with rare Chinese artifacts at the art museum, where she encounters the artistic genius Elliot James. Elliot attracts and infuriates Lily--especially when he calls their first kiss "undimensional." With the help of Ralph and Elliot, will Lily summon the courage to confront her own remarkable creation story? A poignantly beautiful novel, "Girl in Reverse "celebrates the formation of identity as well as the art that draws us all together. Review Citations:

Publishers Weekly 03/10/2014 (EAN 9781442497344, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

School Library Journal 04/01/2014 pg. 174 (EAN 9781442497344, Hardcover)

Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2014 (EAN 9781442497344, Hardcover)

Booklist 05/01/2014 pg. 96 (EAN 9781442497344, Hardcover)

Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2014 (EAN 9781442497344, Hardcover)

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2014 pg. 597 (EAN 9781442497344, Hardcover)

PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 107 (EAN 9781442497344, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 130 (EAN 9781442497344, Hardcover)

Bookpage 05/01/2014 (EAN 9781442497344, Hardcover)

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2014 (EAN 9781442497368, Open Ebook)

Contributor Bio:  Stuber, Barbara Barbara Stuber is the author of the novels Girl in Reverse "and Crossing the Tracks", which was a finalist for the American Library Association William C. Morris Debut Award, a YALSA Best Fiction for YA and a Kirkus Best Book for Teens. When not writing, she is a docent at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. Visit Barbara online at BarbaraStuber.com.