
Late Summer '21 Pick
The Downstairs Girl
Stacey Lee
From the critically-acclaimed author of Under a Painted Sky and Outrun the Moon and founding member of We Need Diverse Books comes a powerful novel about identity, betrayal, and the...
From Our Book Lover-In-Chief
The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee is clever, poignant and funny. It’s a bold portrait of a young Chinese-American woman named Jo who is faced with adversity and the realities of intersectionality in her community.
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: I LOVE historical fiction. It might be my favorite genre. Shhh, don’t tell the others! My Reese’s Book Club Late Summer YA pick is no exception. The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee is clever, poignant and funny. It’s a bold portrait of a young Chinese-American woman named Jo who is faced with adversity and the realities of intersectionality in her community. As an anonymous writer in a local newspaper, this young woman is able to use her voice for greater good. Such a charming yet timely and important story.


FROM THE AUTHOR
Stacey Lee
Stacey Lee is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Luck of the Titanic, The Downstairs Girl, Under a Painted Sky, and Outrun the Moon, the winner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction and the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. She is a fourth-generation Chinese American and a founding member of We Need Diverse Books. Born in Southern California, she graduated from UCLA and then got her law degree at UC Davis King Hall. She lives with her family outside San Francisco. You can visit Stacey at staceyhlee.com. Or follow her on Twitter and Instagram @staceyleeauthor.
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