Dream On, Amber by Emma Shevah
I read this highly-acclaimed middle-grade novel after I enjoyed Ms. Shevah's Dara Palmer's Major Drama so much. This one was terrific, too. Amber's real name is Ambra Alessandra Leola Kimiko Miyamoto, which is absolutely the worst name ever, so she's changed it to Amber. The book follows Amber as she navigates middle school as a bi-racial tween -- her father (who abandoned the family), is Japanese, and her mother is Italian. Amber's younger sister Bella has her heart set on her father coming to her upcoming birthday party. Amber can't bear to see her hurt, so she begins a correspondence with Bella as their father to let her down gently, which encourages, rather than enlightens her. A sweet and poignant story -- very well done.
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