Books In the Middle Podcast
Looking for booktalks for middle school students? Look no farther than this podcast. Browse through the many titles in all different genres for just the right title to get your students inspired, excited and racing to the library for a copy of the book. Looking for written reviews for more titles? Check out the blog Booksinthemiddle.Wordpress.com to expand your own library and give students more options. New episodes typically release every Monday unless it is a holiday, however during the summer months, they will release every other week or so. Enjoy!
Books In the Middle Podcast
Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim (Contemporary)
Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim
Wen and her best friend, Henry, have a plan. A plan to help get them out of their everyday lives. Because being immigrants to the country of Australia - not the easiest thing in the world. Especially when you have a father who is resentful of the fact that things didn't work out as he thought they would, as is the case with Wen, whose family has been in the country for around 10 years and in Henry's case, parents who both seem to struggle, particularly his mother.
If they can pass an entrance exam into a prestigious school, Henry really believes things will change. But when an unexpected tragedy hits his house, it is up to Wen to figure out how to keep their dream alive, all the while navigating her father.
Recommended for grades 6 and up.
