𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁: Jo Kuan is a 17 year old Chinese girl in 1890 Atlanta. She works for a rich white family by day and is the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column by night. In her column, "Dear Miss Sweetie, " she fearlessly shares her ideas about race, gender and current events. Jo secretly lives in the basement of the family that publishes the paper. They have no idea she's there or that their popular columnist is Chinese. 

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁: 
 ~Jo! She is brilliantly witty, determined and bold. I adored her. This is a character you will absolutely root for, without ever wavering. 

~ The Atlanta History. This highlighted the conditions for Chinese and Black people during Reconstruction. I knew nothing about the fact that Chinese workers were shipped to the South to replace slaves during this time. On a lovelier note, I really enjoyed the descriptions of neighborhoods, parks and streets that I'm familiar with and imagining them during this time period. 

~The writing. The character and plot development and pacing all worked for me. And beautiful descriptions and analogies that I often re-read a few times because they were so good. Stacey Lee is just a gorgeous storyteller.