Lily Xiao Speaks Out
Written by Nicole Chen
Published by Quill Tree Books
Lily Xiao can’t wait to go to Camp Rock Out this summer, where she’ll finally be able to shed her “class robot” good girl reputation and start her journey to becoming the next Eddie Vedder! And she can’t wait to do it with her best friend and cousin, Vivian, who’s just moved from Taiwan to Lily’s California hometown.
But as the two cousins work their way through seventh grade, Vivian struggles more and more with her schoolwork, which is all taught in English. If Vivian can’t get her grades up, her parents won’t let her go to rock camp.
Determined to help, Lily embarks on a mission to push their school to provide more support for English-as-a-Second-Language learners like Vivian. But her first-generation immigrant family is nervous about Lily challenging the status quo. We should be grateful to be here, they always say.
With Camp Rock Out on the line, Lily will need to decide how far she’ll push against her family’s wishes in order to stand up and speak out.
Primary ISBN: 9780063329454
Publication Date: May 2024
Available As: Hardcover, Audiobook, eBook
Middle Grade, Age 08 or older
Community Represented: Taiwanese/Taiwanese American
Themes: Activism, Arts, Coming of Age, Discrimination: Language Ability, Education & Literacy, Family Relationship: Extended, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences, Identity: Multilingual, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Welcoming by Individual
Setting: United States (California)
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 1st Generation, Immigrant
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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