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WE BELONG
A crystal clear novel-in-verse, Cookie Hiponia Everman's stunning debut weaves Tagalog mythology in with a dramatic immigrant story to create something wholly new ... a bedtime story for the ages
Stella and Luna are hapa - "half-white" - growing up in America. They know their mama Elsie came from the Philippines when she was a child, but they don't know much else. So one night they ask her: Tell us your story. Putting them to bed, their mama braids together two stories: her own, of her childhood as a strong-willed middle child, named for the moon, who belonged to two worlds and none; and the story of Mayari, future moon
goddess, and her warrior siblings, who all three became guardians of the sky after inheriting the Kingdom of Heaven. As Elsie says to them:
It is very like my family's story, our own mythology.
These stories mirror each other, reflecting and bending light
and memory to show us what we look like when we tell our truth
Cookie Hiponia Everman was born in the Philippines and immigrated to America when she was nine years old. Before becoming a full-time writer, Cookie worked as a video game editor and professional mama bear to her writer dens, shipping AAA titles like Mass Effect and Destiny 2. As the mother of children born into two cultures, Cookie had spent years searching for books that reflect her family's experience. When she couldn't
find such a book, Cookie heeded Toni Morrison and wrote the book she wanted to read with her daughters. WE BELONG is that book, a semi-autobiographical middle grade novel-in-verse about the Pilipine American immigrant experience that weaves in Tagalog cosmic mythology. Cookie lives outside Seattle with her family. Find her on Twitter @cookie_everman
goddess, and her warrior siblings, who all three became guardians of the sky after inheriting the Kingdom of Heaven. As Elsie says to them:
It is very like my family's story, our own mythology.
These stories mirror each other, reflecting and bending light
and memory to show us what we look like when we tell our truth
Cookie Hiponia Everman was born in the Philippines and immigrated to America when she was nine years old. Before becoming a full-time writer, Cookie worked as a video game editor and professional mama bear to her writer dens, shipping AAA titles like Mass Effect and Destiny 2. As the mother of children born into two cultures, Cookie had spent years searching for books that reflect her family's experience. When she couldn't
find such a book, Cookie heeded Toni Morrison and wrote the book she wanted to read with her daughters. WE BELONG is that book, a semi-autobiographical middle grade novel-in-verse about the Pilipine American immigrant experience that weaves in Tagalog cosmic mythology. Cookie lives outside Seattle with her family. Find her on Twitter @cookie_everman
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