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Reviewed on April 1, 2025 | Middle Grade
Gr 3–7—Chinese American Esme Sun has made a promise that the upcoming summer will be one of "zero intensity." At least that's what she promises Tegan, the cool girl from Esme's class who thinks she is too intense. Esme is determined to do something right, given that her mother is not too happy that she doesn't earn awards like her three overachieving older sisters. At the summer opening of Deep Woods Pool, Esme has a run-in with a Black girl named Kaya, who she mistakenly believe...Log In or Sign Up to Read More