A Two-Placed Heart is Published!
I’m SO excited that my second middle grade novel, A TWO-PLACED HEART is now published and out in the world! This is my immigration story, my childhood in poems, and a love letter to my sister about our homeland. Also it’s a story about figuring out who you are in the world!
I’m so thrilled from all the reviews I’ve gotten on Instagram and I wanted to share them here:
“Growing up, I never saw my experiences in books, and it warms my heart that this generation of youth can read so many diverse stories about immigration, acculturation, discrimination, and balancing multiple cultural identities.” – skylineblue.bookbox
“This book handled so well the heaviness of a split identity! It is clear that the author herself put a lot of intentionality into her word choice and the stories she chose to include. I felt so in touch with Bom in the struggles of being to American for my Asian family and yet too Asian for my white friends. Middle school me needed this book, and I’m so happy it exists in the world now.” – jess.reads.fantasy
“This just came out few days ago and it is such an incredible book about migration, cultures, traditions, assimilation and acclimation of one family to a new country. My kids loved this book because it was an eye-opener for them while turning the pages until the end. Go and get your book now!” – enthuse_reader
“awesome book according to my 12 yr old 👦🏻, and my 13 yr old 👧🏻 had tears after reading ❤❤❤” – enthuse_reader
“although i was born in the united states, i really resonated with the overall theme of a “two-placed heart.” bom’s sister seeing herself only as american (not vietnamese) felt so familiar to me, while bom’s struggle to keep her memories of her homeland alive bore strong resemblance to my parents’ experience… overall, an incredibly readable, beautiful, emotional story from an author who hasn’t let me down yet! i’m just so grateful that the việt/việt american literature canon is ever-expanding 💛” – valandthegianttbr
“This book is so heartfelt and beautiful… I found so much of it very interesting especially the birthday in America vs the death day in Vietnam. I can’t even begin to imagine having to move to another country where everything is a culture shock! I have to say as a fellow leftie it was sad seeing (well reading) how Bom was forced to use her right hand. My mom also is a leftie, and she was actually born a month after Boms younger sister Bo! Which I think is pretty cool. I will have to get a finished copy of this book because I loved it so much and can’t wait to read it again.” – avainbookland
“My heart 😭 I couldn’t help but be emotional while reading this book. Two sisters navigating life trying to remember their past life but also adapting to their new one. I resonated so much with the feelings of both sisters… Growing up as first generation Mexican-American, home life and school life was so different. I found myself not sure how to blend the two together. Great book that will definitely pull at your heart strings 😭❤️” – whatkarinareads
“Oh gosh, my heart wanted to explode from my emotions after I finished reading this book. SO MANY FEELS. This was such a heart wrenching and moving read and one that really spoke to me. This story felt so familiar to me and made me really think about my own time growing up in an Asian immigrant household.” – debreadsalot
