struggling with mental illness

knowing the odds of victory are grim

Cat Crusader

utilizing humor and drama

” —Steven S

The Legend of Auntie Po Tommie Smith struggling with mental illnessA NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST Part historical fiction, part fable, and 100 percent adventure. Thirteen year old Mei reimagines the myths of Paul Bunyan as starring a Chinese heroine while she works in a Sierra Nevada logging camp in 1885. Aware of the racial tumult in the years after the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Mei tries to remain blissfully focused on her job, her close friendship with the camp foreman's daughter, and telling stories