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The other day, I came across a book that brought back some good memories.
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The other day, I came across a book that brought back some good memories.
Written in the style of a musical invention, the author’s debut novel traces the long-hidden trauma of an elderly woman passed through five generations of women in her family.
Photo: Bryan Aldana on January 10, 2021 Podcasts editor Ellie Wong interviewed Christina Li ’21, a Stanford senior and debut author of the middle-grade novel “Clues to the Universe.” They discussed writing about grief and loss, finding commonalities in art and science, the importance of Asian-American characters and more. This transcript has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity. The Stanford Daily (TSD): I read on your blog that the first novel you drafted was young adult (YA) fantasy. How did you transition to writing a middle-grade book? Christina Li (CL): YA was wh...