7+years
My Other Life
Author: Polly Ho-YenIllustrator: Patricia HuMae, who is asthmatic, leaps through a mysterious portal to an alternate life where she can breathe easy, but which life will she prefer? This intriguing fantasy story explores long-term illness, families and friendship. With short chapters and striking black-and-white illustrations, it will capture the imaginations of newly confident independent readers.
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- Polly Ho-Yen was nominated for a Carnegie Medal
- Own Voice
- Black representation
- South Asian representation
- East and Southeast Asian representation
- Mixed-heritage representation
- Disabled representation
- Diverse cast
- Female lead