You Are Here: Connecting Flights
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A powerful and engaging exploration of contemporary Asian American identity through interwoven stories set in a teeming Chicago airport, written by award-winning and bestselling East and Southeast Asian American authors including Linda Sue Park, Grace Lin, Erin Entrada Kelly, Traci Chee, and Ellen Oh. Flying Lessons meets Black Boy Joy

***Six Starred Reviews!***

“Reminds us that a more functional, less ailing America requires not just the courage to speak but the courage to listen.”—New York Times Book Review

“Not only important, but essential.”—School Library Journal, Starred Review

An incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that impacts twelve young Asian Americans in a crowded and restless airport. As their disrupted journeys crisscross and collide, they encounter fellow travelers—some helpful, some hostile—as they discover the challenges of friendship, the power of courage, the importance of the right word at the right time, and the unexpected significance of a blue Stratocaster electric guitar.  

Twelve powerhouse Asian American authors explore themes of identity and belonging in the entwined experiences of young people whose family roots may extend to East and Southeast Asia, but who are themselves distinctly American. 

Written by Linda Sue Park, Erin Entrada Kelly, Grace Lin, Traci Chee, Mike Chen, Meredith Ireland, Mike Jung, Minh Lê, Ellen Oh, Randy Ribay, Christina Soontornvat, and Susan Tan, and edited by Ellen Oh.

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Street Date
03/07/2023
Language
English
ISBN
9780063239104

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Oh, E. (2023). You Are Here: Connecting Flights . HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Oh, Ellen. 2023. You Are Here: Connecting Flights. HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Oh, Ellen. You Are Here: Connecting Flights HarperCollins, 2023.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Oh, E. (2023). You are here: connecting flights. HarperCollins.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Oh, Ellen. You Are Here: Connecting Flights HarperCollins, 2023.

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