by Karina Yan Glaser; illustrated by Felicia Chen
About the Book
A triumphant tale of friendship, healing, and the power of believing in ourselves, told from the perspectives of two biracial sixth graders living in a homeless shelter.
Type of text: Realistic Fiction; Narrative; Middle-Grade Novel
About the Creators
Karina Yan Glaser (she/her) is a Chinese-American author, former teacher, and former employee of New York City’s largest provider of transitional housing for homeless families, where she taught literacy to young people living in a Bronx shelter, an experience that inspired A Duet for Home. She speaks a little Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, and French, having grown up in a Cantonese-speaking household (her parents grew up in Hong Kong). She also majored in Asian Studies in college, where she was required to take Mandarin five times a week. She loves books and is a contributing editor for Book Riot and co-host of the Kidlit These Days podcast.
Felicia Chen (she/her) is a Chinese-American visual development artist and illustrator currently living in California and working at DreamWorks Animation. She speaks English and Mandarin, and did the cover art for A Duet for Home.
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