THE SILENCE THAT BINDS US

From New York Times Bestselling author, Joanna Ho's debut YA novel explores themes of racism, classism, loss, friendship, and mental health in an achingly powerful book that will challenge closely held beliefs.

Maybelline Chen isn't the perfect Chinese/Taiwanese/American daughter. She doesn't like math, she wants to be a writer, and she doesn't have a summer internship lined up already. Her beloved older brother, Danny, on the other hand, is perfect athletic, smart, popular - and he's just been admitted to Princeton.

But Danny hides a secret burden of depression, and when he dies by suicide, May's world is shattered. In the aftermath, racist accusations are hurled against May's parents and other Asian parents for putting too much "pressure" on their kids. May uses her writer's voice to challenge these ugly stereotypes, only to learn that the consequences of speaking out run much deeper than she could foresee.

It's up to May and her friends to take back the narrative. New York Times bestselling author Joanna Ho has written an exquisite, heart-rending debut young adult novel that will inspire all to speak truth to power.

Joanna Ho is the New York Times Bestselling author of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, Eyes that Speak to the Stars, and Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma. She has been an English teacher, a dean, a teacher, and a professional development mastermind. She is currently the vice principal of a high school in the San Francisco Bay area. Her passion for equity in books and education is matched only by her love of homemade chocolate chip cookies, outdoor adventures, and dance parties with her kids. Visit her at www.joannahowrites.com and @JoannaHoWrites.