Asia in the Heart, World on the Mind

The Whole Story of Half a Girl by Veera Hiranandani (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 10 January 2012) My other blog crush, Ari of Reading In Color, is waiting for this to be released. A half Indian, half Jewish American protagonist? I'm waiting with you, Ari!

School Library Journal named their picks for the Best Books of 2011 , and they include: The House Baba Built: An Artist's Childhood in China by Ed Young (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) Dear Ed Young, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. . . The Twins' Blanket by Hyewon Yum (Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers)