This Time Will Be Different
Written by Misa Sugiura
Narrated by Joy Osmanski
4/5
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About this audiobook
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book
For fans of Jenny Han, Morgan Matson, and Sandhya Menon, critically acclaimed author Misa Sugiura delivers a richly crafted contemporary YA novel about family, community, and the importance of writing your own history.
The author of the Asian Pacific American Award-winning It’s Not Like It’s a Secret is back with another smartly drawn coming-of-age novel that weaves riveting family drama, surprising humor, and delightful romance into a story that will draw you in from the very first page.
Katsuyamas never quit—but seventeen-year-old CJ doesn’t even know where to start. She’s never lived up to her mom’s type A ambition, and she’s perfectly happy just helping her aunt, Hannah, at their family’s flower shop.
She doesn’t buy into Hannah’s romantic ideas about flowers and their hidden meanings, but when it comes to arranging the perfect bouquet, CJ discovers a knack she never knew she had. A skill she might even be proud of.
Then her mom decides to sell the shop—to the family who swindled CJ’s grandparents when thousands of Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps during WWII. Soon a rift threatens to splinter CJ’s family, friends, and their entire Northern California community; and for the first time, CJ has found something she wants to fight for.
Misa Sugiura
Misa Sugiura’s ancestors include a poet, a priestess, a samurai, and a stowaway. Her first novel, It’s Not Like It’s a Secret, was the winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for YA Literature. Her second novel, This Time Will Be Different, was the HarperCollins Children's Books Lead Read. Misa lives under a giant oak tree in Silicon Valley with her husband, two sons, and three cats. Visit her online at www.misasugiura.com.
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Reviews for This Time Will Be Different
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Absolutely adored this book! Simple, yet sufficient! Well written, and very enjoyable! 4.5/5 stars!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book but i think it is more suitable for young adult. Love the romance though.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The hype around this book has been unquestionable and, admittedly, that made me eager to get my hands on it. I suggest you join NovelStar’s writing competition happening right now until the end of May. You can also publish your stories there. just email our editors hardy@novelstar.top, joye@novelstar.top, or lena@novelstar.top.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Relatable characters, good job at balancing how history affects social issues as well as relatable teenage issues. Great example of how you can learn a lot from a YA
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5CJ is Japanese American. She works in her aunt's flower shop and finds that she's good at making floral arrangements. However her mother things it is a waste of time and money, since the shop, Heart's Delight, is losing money and there's a hefty offer to buy the building. However, the offer is from the same family that purchased it for a fraction of its worth in the 1940s when Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps. It took forever for CJ's ancestors to accumulate enough money to buy it back.CJ, her aunt Hannah and her friends formulate a campaign to save the store. However, more comes out about the McAllister family whose name is on hospitals, civic buildings and CJ's high school. He was racist and earned his wealth on the backs of the Japanese. Now, CJ and her friends want the school renamed to the Japanese owner of the land before the McAllister's bought it.There is also CJ's uncertainty about romance and her friend Emily's romance with Brynne, who snubbed her once when they were 13.This Time Will Be Different is a great book about standing up for what you believe in, giving people second chances and rethinking your feelings about love. Plus you get to know what flower names mean. Enjoy.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Needed a more sympathetic main character.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I've always read books about Japanese internment in the form of historical fiction that discuss the immediate consequences of it. It was interesting to read and think about the continued and present consequences of such acts. The historical conflict was bolstered by several other story lines including some interesting coming of age teen drama/romance. The flashbacks about the protagonist getting pregnant and getting an abortion seemed forced and unneeded in an otherwise compelling narrative.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Like most teenagers, CJ doesn't know what her goals or ambitions are. The most at home she's ever felt is in the family flower shop where she works with her aunt. When she's using her flower magic to create bouquets, boutonnieres, lockets, and charms she feels like she's spreading a little bit of happiness. When her mother announces that she's planning on selling the shop to the "enemy," the McAllisters, she feels as if the only thing she's ever cared about is going out the window. The McAllisters bought the business from her family for pennies on the dollar when the government forced Japanese Americans to go to internment camps during WWII. It took decades before the Katsuyamas were able to buy it back.... for MUCH more than the McAllisters had bought it for. CJ vows to help save the shop along with her friends, but that too proves to be challenging. Her best friend is falling for a horrible hypocritical lesbian, her co-worker Owen may be forming a crush on her, and her classmates don't all understand why the McAllisters are the "bad guys." CJ has to find out what she truly cares for and fight for it. A good young adult book that covers a lot of hot topics.