Nate Yu’s Blast from the Past (pre-order)

Publishes 12th June 2025

A moving story of understanding your heritage and loving who you are from award-winning author Maisie ChanMy name is Nate Yu Riley, and sometimes I think I’m the worst Chinese person ever!Nate knows he looks Chinese on the outside – but what is he on the inside? Adopted by two white mums, he struggles to know where he fits in. Mum and Momo are always trying to get him to embrace his Chinese heritage, but Nate doesn’t even know where to start with it all! He can’t speak Chinese, and he doesn’t know anything about Chinese customs. So what if a First World War shell casing engraved with a Chinese dragon turns up in a history exhibition at school – why should he be interested in it? But, when Nate touches the shell, someone extraordinary appears.

Someone who needs Nate’s help – and Nate might just need his, too …. For fans of THE BOY AT THE BACK OF THE CLASS and ME, MY DAD AND THE END OF THE RAINBOW

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