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A review by angelcwrites
The House That Lou Built by Mae Respicio
5.0
This book made me cry before I'd even finished the first chapter.
Lou exists in a very different context than I did as a young girl, but so many of the little touchstones in her life--Filipino food, family friends, working out her identity as a biracial Filipina-American girl--are familiar to me. Her stubbornness and spirit made me wonder if I was ever that strong as a kid, and her struggle with the idea of moving is a struggle my heart knows all too well. Mae Respicio writes Lou with a voice that rings true and real, her worries and dreams grounding her through this story.
I'm so excited for Filipino kids to read this book, and to have it as a piece of representation that understands them, and sees them, and values them. My heart is buoyed by stories like Lou's, and I cannot wait to share it with everyone I know.
Lou exists in a very different context than I did as a young girl, but so many of the little touchstones in her life--Filipino food, family friends, working out her identity as a biracial Filipina-American girl--are familiar to me. Her stubbornness and spirit made me wonder if I was ever that strong as a kid, and her struggle with the idea of moving is a struggle my heart knows all too well. Mae Respicio writes Lou with a voice that rings true and real, her worries and dreams grounding her through this story.
I'm so excited for Filipino kids to read this book, and to have it as a piece of representation that understands them, and sees them, and values them. My heart is buoyed by stories like Lou's, and I cannot wait to share it with everyone I know.