This Place is Still Beautiful

XiXi Tian

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Penguin
05 July 2022

Romance & relationships stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: racism & multiculturalism (Children's&YA); Young Adult

Two sisters. A shocking racist incident. The summer that will change both of their lives forever.

Annalie and Margaret are sisters who agree on only one thing- that they have nothing in common.

Annalie is seventeen- sweet, content, and looking forward to a summer of flirting with the most popular boy in school.

Margaret is nineteen- ambitious, a warrior for social justice, and desperate to forget her ex-boyfriend in New York City.

When their family is the victim of a racial attack, Annalie tries to pretend it never happened - but Margaret wants to fight back. Suddenly their relationship - and all the ones around them - are hanging by a thread. And then a crushing secret threatens to tear them apart forever . . .

By: XiXi Tian
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 255g
ISBN: 9780241532614
ISBN 10: 0241532612
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 05 July 2022
Recommended Age: From 12 to 17 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Yuxi 'XiXi' Tian is an attorney at Google by day and a writer by night. She emigrated from China when she was a year old, and grew up in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, on which Margaret and Annalie's town is based. Before working at Google, Yuxi attended Harvard Law School, and for a brief period dabbled with the idea of becoming a literary agent. She now lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and cat.

Reviews for This Place is Still Beautiful

This book made me feel seen in a way that very few books ever have. * Misa Sugiura, author of This Time Will Be Different * [A]n exciting new voice in YA . . . this moving debut is not to be missed. * Nina LaCour, author of We Are Okay *