Dream, Annie, Dream
by Waka T. Brown
HarperCollins Children's Books
Quill Tree Books
Children's Fiction | Middle Grade | Multicultural Interest
Pub Date 25 Jan 2022
I am reviewing a copy of Dream, Annie, Dream through HarperCollins Children’s Books/Quill Tree Books and Netgalley:
Annie Inoue is the daughter of immigrants who came to America for a better life, she 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.
When Annie lands an impressive role in the production of The King and I, she’s thrilled that is 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 the fact that she’s Asian, all they 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?
Annie is disheartened, but she’s also determined. She channels her hurt into a new dream,, showing everyone what’s she’s made of.
I give Dream, Annie, Dream, five out of five stars!
Happy Reading!
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