A review by moh
The House That Lou Built by Mae Respicio

5.0

Stories about girls building things are automatically high on my must-read list, but this is about a nearly-thirteen-year-old who's building a whole freaking house. Okay, it's a tiny house, but, still, how cool is that? Add in tons of neat stuff about Filipino culture (the food!!!), wonderful friends and extended family, and a bunch of realistic obstacles, and, wow, this is just a fabulous, fast-paced, middle-grade debut novel. It's also so warm and loving that it's a thoroughly revitalizing read at any age.