ARE YOU NOBODY TOO?

Rachel Yong's slow, thoughtful delivery reflects the format of this novel in verse. After having been the only Chinese student at her Montessori school and enduring a year of distance learning during the pandemic, Emily Sofer did not expect that transferring to a school in Chinatown for eighth grade would leave her feeling more alone than ever. But when she falls in love with the poetry of Emily Dickinson, she begins to see parallels with her own life and finds meaning in them. Listeners will enjoy the story's poetry, as well as Emily's interpretations of it. Her growth is revealed as she deals with the school's popular girls, whom she calls "the Five," and slowly makes a place for herself at her new school. E.J.F. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2025]