'Utterly uplifting' - Stylist Magazine 'Dazzling' - Bustle 'This book is a gem' - Book Riot 'The best YA debut novel of the year' - Paste Magazine 'In an empowering novel that will speak to many mixed-race teens, debut author Bowman has created a cast of realistically complex and conflicted characters.' - Publisher's Weekly 'Starfish is a stunningly beautiful, highly nuanced debut.' - Booklist 'A book you absolutely cannot miss.

Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd ISBN: 9781785301612 Number of pages: 320 Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm MEDIA REVIEWS And now that she is finally free to be her own person outside the constricting walls of her home life, Kiko learns transformative truths about herself, her past, and how to be brave.Ī luminous, heartbreaking story of identity, family, and the beauty that emerges when we embrace our true selves. So when she receives an invitation from her childhood friend to leave her small town and tour art schools on the West Coast, Kiko jumps at the opportunity in spite of the anxieties and fears that attempt to hold her back. With a mother who makes her feel unremarkable and a half-Japanese heritage she doesn't quite understand, Kiko prefers to keep her head down, certain that once she makes it into her dream art school, Prism, her real life will begin.īut then Kiko doesn't get into Prism, at the same time as her abusive uncle moves back in with her family. Kiko Himura has always had a hard time saying exactly what she's thinking.

'The best YA debut novel of the year' - Paste MagazineĢ6 of the best books to read this summer 2018 - Cosmopolitan

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