Article Title
Keywords
Outstanding, Young Adult, Magical Realism, Young Adult, Emily X. R. Pan, Taiwan, Art, Artist, Colors, Memory, Family, Grandparents, Travel, Family History, Depression, Romance
Document Type
Book Review
Abstract
When Leigh’s mother committed suicide, she turned into a bird—or so Leigh is convinced. At the bird’s urging, Leigh travels to Taiwan to meet the grandparents she has never known. There she learns about her mother’s past. In this incredible journey that mixes past and present, Leigh learns about her mother’s secrets, her family history, and the people and places that shaped her mother. But ultimately, she learns how to reconcile the idea of her mother as the bright and intelligent piano player with the woman who took her own life, and how Leigh can move forward with her own memories.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Church, Braxton
(2018)
"The Astonishing Color of After,"
Children's Book and Media Review: Vol. 39:
Iss.
9, Article 61.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cbmr/vol39/iss9/61