Reviews

The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin

stitches_and_scribbles's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

gwenhwyfar82's review against another edition

informative lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

sofaleana's review

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

ladyladyloveme's review

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

jenn_h's review

funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

shyster's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted relaxing

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

katrina_ingram's review against another edition

3.5

Very sweet middle grade story about pacy and her year at school. It starts off with the lunar new year and entering the year of the dog which is meant to bring luck. I loved the diversity in this book, including the mums stories about her childhood in Taiwan. It was also an important message about why diversity in books and films is important 

chloecottineau's review

3.0

My students wanted to rate it 4 stars, but I insisted on 3.

cyee44's review

4.0

My six year old daughter and I both read this book. It is a very good look at Asian culture, and it's an important book to my daughter who is half-Chinese and looking to understand more about that side of her. The book deals with many things in Chinese culture including the foods they eat, Chinese New Year traditions (obviously), and celebrations done for the birth of a baby. Pacy/Grace (the main character) struggles with her own identity issues as a young Taiwanese-American in a mostly Caucasian school, as well as dealing with the typical school and social issues of an elementary school student. The book was easy to read, relevant to children's lives, and fun to read.

crystalathome's review

4.0

Engaging story with wonderful insight into Chinese/Chinese-American culture.