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ljrinaldi's review
4.0
This is a good take on how kids who want to build feel. And it is fun that it is a girl, rather than a boy, who knows her way around tool, and how to build.
Lou has some land she inherited from her father, just the perfect place to build a tiny house, but her mother wants to move to Seattle, as it is too expensive to live in the Bay Area, and so Lou descides if she builds the tiny house perhaps she can get her mother to let her stay.
It is interesting how much talk of how to do this happens.
I also like how Filipino experiences in the Bay Area re thrown into this mix.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
Lou has some land she inherited from her father, just the perfect place to build a tiny house, but her mother wants to move to Seattle, as it is too expensive to live in the Bay Area, and so Lou descides if she builds the tiny house perhaps she can get her mother to let her stay.
It is interesting how much talk of how to do this happens.
I also like how Filipino experiences in the Bay Area re thrown into this mix.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
mconant's review against another edition
4.0
This book was such a sweet story about hard work, loss, and family.
Lou does not fit into stereotypical gender norms in the best way possible. She follows her passions for designing and building construction projects. She loves her family imperfectly (relatable to all). Lou is hardworking, earnest, and caring. She has a crush.
This book is great for showing girls and guys that they can follow the things that they love and are passionate about.
Thanks, NetGalley, for the read.
Lou does not fit into stereotypical gender norms in the best way possible. She follows her passions for designing and building construction projects. She loves her family imperfectly (relatable to all). Lou is hardworking, earnest, and caring. She has a crush.
This book is great for showing girls and guys that they can follow the things that they love and are passionate about.
Thanks, NetGalley, for the read.
abigailbat's review
This is a story with a lot of heart set in a strong, caring Filipino-American community in San Francisco.
jengennari's review
5.0
This story has heart, a tight-knit family, a Barrio Fiesta, and a tiny home. What's not to love? Lou Bulosan-Nelson is determined to build a home on land left to her by her father, who died in a car crash. Respicio sets up a number of roadblocks for Lou -- a threatened move to Washington state, a land auction due to unpaid taxes, and getting grounded. I love how Lou is a bus rider, and there are some great teachers and other adults who help Lou.
On a personal note, fun to see Sausalito and its floating homes make an appearance!
On a personal note, fun to see Sausalito and its floating homes make an appearance!
mandkips's review
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
carolined314's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
A sweet tale with community and girl power.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
lauralynnwalsh's review
3.0
I thought I reviewed this already, but I don't see my review. I don't actually remember that much about the book, except for the feeling that it didn't seem very compelling. That's it.
amandarawsonhill's review
5.0
Like a warm hug in a book with a wonderful Filipina MC who is a builder!
jennybeastie's review
4.0
Liked the book, but Lou is constantly disregarding her Mom's explicit directions to stop sneaking off and building things in an isolated rural location, and there's not much in the way of consequences until her cousin is injured. The folk dancing is cool. The decision at the end to not move away feels mostly like honoring family, but also like rewarding bratty behavior, so is weirdly unsatisfying.
That said, it's an excellent first book, and I hope to read more by this author. The depiction of the vibrant Bay area Filipino community, the kindness and love in Lou's extended, somewhat unusual family, her wonderful talent and passion for building -- all of these things shine and are a great pleasure to read.
That said, it's an excellent first book, and I hope to read more by this author. The depiction of the vibrant Bay area Filipino community, the kindness and love in Lou's extended, somewhat unusual family, her wonderful talent and passion for building -- all of these things shine and are a great pleasure to read.