Age: 4th-6th grade
Identity: Korean American
Tough Issues:

Spoiler

death of grandmother due to old age, Alzheimers

"The words come out quickly. My heart beats hard, almost as hard as it did when I talked to the tiger--as if asking a question is just as scary as facing a beast."

Lily has the power of invisibility--well, she is so quiet and so demure that she tends to fade into the background of people's consciousness. She rejects the identity of QAG (Quiet Asian Girl) but, at the same time, she feels it is true. Now living in her grandmother's magic-infused home, Lily must figure out how to save her grandma with the help of a conniving tiger. Or is the tiger just a manifestation of her worried mind?

Kids who love a blend of magic in their realistic fiction will be intrigued by this combo mindbender. However, I would not recommend this book for younger kids that need a clear delineation between the genres. Additionally, the last 30 pages of the book are truly heart-wrenching and may be triggering to children that have watched a close loved one pass away

Spoiler

(the grandmother is seen collapsing onto the ground several times throughout the book and the protagonist is there as she dies in the hospital)

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