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"Winner of the Freeman Book Award A Kirkus Best YA and Teen Book of the Year A Bank Street College Best of the Year Pick * ""Lyrical and evocative ... A riveting and meaningful coming-of-age story.""--Kirkus, starred review ""A deeply powerful and poignant story about finding one's voice in the face of struggle and love in times of turmoil.""--Susan Lee, author of Seoulmates ""A gorgeous, stirring book; a stellar debut.""--Jeff Zentner, award-winning author of The Serpent King ""A gripping story that leaves you contemplating what it means to take a stand on the things that matter.""--XiXi Tian, author of This Place is Still Beautiful ""A heartstopping, nuanced, and important look at the cost--and the power--of revolution.""--Kelly Loy Gilbert, author of Picture Us In the Light ""A luminous, unforgettable debut ... Read this; you'll walk away changed."" --Grace D. Li, New York Times bestselling author of Portrait of a Thief ""A poignant, riveting story of hope and love and what it means to be a part of your community... Absolutely phenomenal.""--Zoulfa Katouh, author of As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow ""An honest and searing portrait of the Hong Kong protests ... A story that will stay with me for a long time.""--Axie Oh, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea ""An unflinching depiction of two teens living through a fraught period in history."" --Publishers Weekly ""Deftly woven into rapidly developing events are issues of class, belonging, family expectations and autonomy, both personal and political... [a] modern take on happily ever after.""--The San Francisco Chronicle ""Readers will be drawn in by the complex characters and relationships ... tense and riveting.""--Booklist ""Song's debut thoughtfully examines class and belonging...Full of action and romance, this page-turning read, bittersweet but hopeful, lingers.""--SLJ ""The novel succeeds in using the lens of young love in an undercover thriller to capture a significant historical moment ... [and] manages the difficult balancing act of exploring various characters' viewpoints on the China/Hong Kong political situation with nuance.""--Horn Book ""The vibrant writing is saturated with the colors and sounds of the beating heart of Hong Kong-- and the quieter, internal search for belonging and identity. This wholehearted debut will challenge you and stay with you for a long time.""--Alexandra Villasante, Lambda Literary award-winning author of The Grief Keeper"

"* ""Lyrical and evocative ... A riveting and meaningful coming-of-age story.""--Kirkus, starred review ""A deeply powerful and poignant story about finding one's voice in the face of struggle and love in times of turmoil.""--Susan Lee, author of Seoulmates ""A gorgeous, stirring book; a stellar debut.""--Jeff Zentner, award-winning author of The Serpent King ""A gripping story that leaves you contemplating what it means to take a stand on the things that matter.""--XiXi Tian, author of This Place is Still Beautiful ""A heartstopping, nuanced, and important look at the cost--and the power--of revolution.""--Kelly Loy Gilbert, author of Picture Us In the Light ""A luminous, unforgettable debut ... Read this; you'll walk away changed."" --Grace D. Li, New York Times bestselling author of Portrait of a Thief ""A poignant, riveting story of hope and love and what it means to be a part of your community... Absolutely phenomenal.""--Zoulfa Katouh, author of As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow ""An honest and searing portrait of the Hong Kong protests ... A story that will stay with me for a long time.""--Axie Oh, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea ""An unflinching depiction of two teens living through a fraught period in history."" --Publishers Weekly ""Deftly woven into rapidly developing events are issues of class, belonging, family expectations and autonomy, both personal and political... [a] modern take on happily ever after.""--The San Francisco Chronicle ""Readers will be drawn in by the complex characters and relationships ... tense and riveting.""--Booklist ""Song's debut thoughtfully examines class and belonging...Full of action and romance, this page-turning read, bittersweet but hopeful, lingers.""--SLJ ""The novel succeeds in using the lens of young love in an undercover thriller to capture a significant historical moment ... [and] manages the difficult balancing act of exploring various characters' viewpoints on the China/Hong Kong political situation with nuance.""--Horn Book ""The vibrant writing is saturated with the colors and sounds of the beating heart of Hong Kong-- and the quieter, internal search for belonging and identity. This wholehearted debut will challenge you and stay with you for a long time.""--Alexandra Villasante, Lambda Literary award-winning author of The Grief Keeper"

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K. X. Song is a diaspora writer with roots in Hong Kong and Shanghai. An Echo in the City is her debut novel. Visit her online at kxsong.com, or on Instagram @ksongwrites.

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