
Winter '24 Pick
Throwback
Maurene Goo
Being a first-generation Asian American immigrant is hard. You know what’s harder? Being the daughter of one. Samantha Kang has never gotten along with her mother, Priscilla—and has never understood...
Throwback
Being a first-generation Asian American immigrant is hard. You know what’s harder? Being the daughter of one. Samantha Kang has never gotten along with her mother, Priscilla—and has never understood her bougie-nightmare, John Hughes high school expectations. After a huge fight between them, Sam is desperate to move forward—but instead, finds herself thrown back. Way back. To her shock, Sam finds herself back in high school . . . in the ’90s . . . with a 17-year-old Priscilla. Now this Gen Z girl must try to fit into an analog world. She’s got the fashion down, but everything else is baffling. What is “microfiche”? What’s with the casual racism and misogyny? And why does it feel like Priscilla is someone she could actually be . . . friends with? Sam's blast to the past has her finding the right romance in the wrong time while questioning everything she thought she knew about her mom . . . and herself. Will Sam figure out what she needs to do to fix things for her mom so that she can go back to a time she understands? Brimming with heart and humor, Maurene Goo’s time-travel romance asks big questions about what exactly one inherits and loses in the immigrant experience.
From Our Book Lover-In-Chief
We loved the blend of heart and humor in highlighting mother-daughter relationships, and we can’t wait to hear what you think about our Winter YA Pick!


FROM THE AUTHOR
Maurene Goo
Maurene Goo is the author of several acclaimed books for young adults, including I Believe in a Thing Called Love, Somewhere Only We Know, and Throwback. Throwback is the Reese's Book Club Winter 2024 Pick. She’s also written for Marvel’s Silk series. She lives and writes in Los Angeles with her husband, son, and cats.
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