Lily Quan is an award-winning writer of middle grade and young adult novels. She lives on beautiful Vancouver Island, on the traditional territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation.
I don’t have a green thumb—but still grow delicious lettuce.
For the first time I saw the struggles and conflicts that my mother and I experienced reflected in print.
After a few months of lessons, my voice became clearer and more resonant, and I could vocalize with less strain.