Book jacket image for Throwback by Maurene Goo

Zando Young Readers

9781638930204

STARRED REVIEW

Throwback

This inventive and funny Back to the Future-esque tale explores the challenges and joys of intergenerational relationships with empathy and heart.

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Review of ‘Throwback’

Sixteen-year-old Samantha “Sam” Kang has long felt like the odd one out in her family. Her older brother, Julian, is a “literal genius” studying science at Yale, while Sam is a B-minus student who’s more into podcasts and movies than college application-friendly activities like clubs or sports. Her mom, Priscilla, is a…

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