Fans of Adib Khorram and Randy Ribay will love this coming-of-age debut about a Filipina American teen drowning under pressure and learning to trust her heart.Corazon Tagubio is an outcast at the Catholic school she attends on scholarship. Her crush on her teacher, Ms. Holden, doesnt help. At home, Cory worries that less-than-perfect grades arent good enough for her parents, who already work overtime to support her distant half-brother in the Philippines.After an accident leaves her dad comatose, Cory feels like Ms. Holden is the only person who really understands her. But when a crush turns into something more and the secret gets out, Cory is sent to her relatives in Manila. Shes not prepared to face strangers in an unfamiliar place, but she discovers how the country that shaped her past might also redefine her future.This novel takes readers on a journey across the world as Cory comes to understand her family, her relationships, and ultimately, herself.My Heart Underwateris a lovely, magnificent wonder of a novel that will leave you withthe rarest of tender heartaches: life-affirming, life-inspiring, life-loving; a heartache of joy and becoming. You wont walk freely, or willingly, from these pages. New York Timesbestselling author Marjorie Liu* A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2020 * A 2022 ALA Rainbow Booklist Selection *

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 9th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 14 years.

There are 320 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2020 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .