Katherine Paterson, author of Bridge to Terabithia
"Since my own parents were in China from 1923 to 1940, and I was born there in 1932, this family’s story reminded me in many ways of my own."
Kirkus Reviews
"In this debut YA historical novel, a Chinese American girl and her family must go into hiding following the Japanese invasion of China...An authentic, engaging, and thought-provoking family tale with an admirably resourceful hero."
Suzanne Fisher Staples, author of Shabanu, Haveli, and Shiva’s Fire
"Dragonfly Dreams is an urgently important and beautiful story. It will come close to breaking your heart, but you won’t be able to put it down."
Jeffrey Blount, author of The Emancipation of Evan Walls
"This is superlative storytelling."
