Overview
In this empowering deconstruction of the so-called American Dream, a twelve-year-old Japanese American girl grapples with, and ultimately rises above, the racism and trials of middle school she experiences while chasing her dreams.
As the daughter of immigrants who came to America for a better life, Annie Inoue was raised to dream big. And at the start of seventh grade, she’s channeling that irrepressible hope into becoming the lead in her school play.
So when Annie lands an impressive role in the production of The King and I, she’s thrilled . . . until she starts to hear grumbles from her mostly white classmates that she only got the part because it’s an Asian play with Asian characters. Is this all people see when they see her? Is this the only kind of success they’ll let her have—one that they can tear down or use race to belittle?
Disheartened 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 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.
How does a girl find her place when the world tries to put her in a box?
- An Unforgettable Heroine: Meet Annie Inoue, a twelve-year-old Japanese American girl in 1980s Kansas, whose dreams are bigger than the stereotypes the world wants to put her in.
- Middle School Drama: From fraught friendships and first crushes to navigating the challenging social landscape of seventh grade, this story is packed with relatable middle school moments.
- Facing Prejudice Head-On: When classmates suggest Annie only got a role in the play because she’s Asian, she must confront the painful reality of racism and find the strength to prove them wrong.
- A Poignant Family Story: Explore the complexities of the American Dream through the eyes of a daughter of immigrants, as Annie navigates her parents’ hopes and her own powerful aspirations.
The book, Dream, Annie, Dream [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9780063017160 in Hardcover by Waka T. Brown may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
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