An Amelia Bloomer Best Feminist Book for Young Adults
“[Angel’s] intimate storytelling style will appeal to teenage readers and adults. Galang draws us into a foreign world with beautifully rendered sketches.“
—The Miami Herald
“A raw and scathing exploration of the challenges faced by immigrant adolescents.”
—World Literature Today
“M. Evelina Galang’s incredible book hits intersectionality on the nose.”
—BuzzFeed
“For Angel, coming of age and growing into her activist spirit are intertwined in ways that are both powerful and challenging.”
—Bustle
“Galang’s writing is lyrical and rich—something to savor . . . This is a book not to be missed.”
—Rich in Color
“The tender generational bonds between Angel and Lola Ani, as well as the teen’s staunch feminist awareness, pack an emotional punch and ring true.”
—School Library Journal
“Engaging, visceral, compassionate and heartwarming.”
—Teen Reads
“A story of teenage rebellion, Angel de la Luna is also a novel of adult grace. Its particular triumph is to give an intimate voice to radical themes: a young woman sees the immigrant’s American dream through the lens of Third World activism and gives us startling ways of looking and words for seeing the world.”
—Gina Apostol
“The voice is pitch-perfect; the music, a constant. In this collision of cultures and languages, of the deepest sorrows, M. Evelina Galang has found resounding beauty.”
—Cristina Garcia
“A poignant and well-crafted coming-of-age novel.”
—R. Zamora Linmark
“A richly detailed novel full of music and color. Just as Angel finds strength in the stories of other women who have endured the hardest of circumstances, readers will find strength in the unforgettable Angel as she discovers her own life’s rhythm.”
—Sheri Reynolds
“Remarkably complex and eminently readable. Only a writer of Galang’s talents and accomplishments could tackle such important subjects with grace and dignity.”
—Pablo Medina
