Taste Test of ”Something in Between” by Melissa Dela Cruz (Episode 301.625)

On this taste test, Sigi reviews Melissa Dela Cruz's young adult novel, "Something in Between" and likens it to a creamy and yet familiar dessert at an Asian Western buffet where, you can add speckles of familiar Filipino flavours.  Sigi recounts how the main character Jasmine de los Santos, an academically driven student, soon discovers that her family's legal status in the United States is undocumented.  Sigi delights in how this novel fills in the gaps in the young adult novel landscape where there lies a dearth in young adult novels reflecting the Filipinx experience.  Recommended for our teen listeners, it's worth a read and a great introduction to the work of Melissa Dela Cruz!