When Lola Visits

For our young protagonist, summer is more than a break from school, it is an opportunity to see her Lola when she comes to visit from the Philippines. It is both the exciting things: going to the beach, seeing fireworks, and the small things: the smells of Lola’s food as she cooks and her songs in Tagalog that make an annual visit something special. In her debut book, Sterling offers us a loving tale of familial love, tradition and intergenerational bonds. By Michelle Sterling.