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Chloe seems to have a quick temper. I can understand her point of frustration when her family casts aside her ancestral questions. I also related to how Chloe felt when she got an F on her assignment she was sure she would get an A on. Then, not only to not get an A, but to be accused of plagiarism? That had to be a gut wrenching blow, but there seems to be some pent up anger beyond the schoolwork. Though I love reading, this book took a little bit to keep my attention. I am the type of person who does not look at what genre a book is, simply because I read everything! With that being said, it is my own fault that I had trouble getting into this book. Mr. Jung, as I have learned, typically writes middle school nonfiction. I found this book listed as young adult and I am 25 so I thought ehh, why not

Loved this! I think for a lot of kids a book like this–where the Asian protagonist Chloe Cho is outraged that there aren't any sci-fi books with Asian protagonists–might be the first time kids think about or put into words the importance of representation in media. It's also a great, very realistic story about friendship and identity and family secretssss