Name: Any Day with You
ISBN: 9780525707578

Mae Respicio

During the summer before seventh grade, Kaia, who enjoys living in Southern California, visiting the beach with her family, and creating movie make-up effects, makes a film with her friends to win a contest and hopefullly prevent her beloved great-grandtather from moving back to the Philippines.

Any Day with You

jiya ˙ᵕ˙

A warm, tender story about a creative girl who hopes that by winning a filmmaking contest, she'll convince her great-grandfather not to move back home to the Philippines. For fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Kelly Yang. Kaia and her family live near the beach in California, where the fun of moviemaking is all around them. Kaia loves playing with makeup and creating special effects, turning her friends into merfolk and other magical creatures. This summer, Kaia and her friends are part of a creative arts camp, where they're working on a short movie to enter in a contest. The movie is inspired by the Filipino folktales that her beloved Tatang, her great-grandfather, tells. Tatang lives with her family and is like the sparkle of her special-effects makeup. When Tatang decides that it is time to return to his homeland in the Philippines, Kaia will do anything to convince him not to go.

selm

idk why i spent 6 days for reading this book 🤓 such a fun read, informative too. i highlighted most of the Philippine’s terms and myths. there are some great quotes too!

Manon van Heumen

Irin 

Thanks to Penguin Random House international for the free book! 
I love how middle-grade novels never fail to fill my heart with warmth. I'm so glad I got to read Any Day With You, because inspite of being a book for young people, it deals with certain incidents that all of us can learn from. 

I've not read a lot of books from Asian Literature, so I was really looking forward to reading this book, being from Asia myself. Any Day With You showcased a truly beautiful side of Asian culture and how family is such a huge part of our lives. I loved reading about Kaia's family. The relationship that she shared with her family members, specially with her Tatang (her great-grandfather) made the book such a happy read for me. It was fascinating to read about the Filipino culture and customs too. 💜 

Kaia was a really lovable main character. I loved how confident she was and how she chose to work hard for expressing her talent. Kaia's best friends, Abby and Trey added their own charms to the story too. The friendship that they shared was so adorable! Their combined determination to win the film-making contest, inspite of being just seventh graders was really inspiring. 

Sometimes you've to be apart from people you truly love to be close to them even more , and this book reflected this aspect perfectly. 

These are some of my favorite quotes from the book : 
1) " 🌻 But you know it doesn't matter how we spend our time together. I love any day with you. " 
2) " 🌻 We carry a place with us ~ I think that means your roots stay planted somewhere deep inside you no matter where you live. " 
3) " 🌻 No matter where we are, we all exist under the same sky. Even when we're apart, we're still with each other. " 
4) " 🌻 Sometimes things get hard - but they won't always be that way. "
 5) " 🌻 Like the ocean, the sun never stops. It slips away, but it always comes up again and is something we can forever count on. " 
6) " 🌻 Sometimes life shifts, and even though we don't have an explanation for why, we have to go with the flow and find ways to accept it. " 
7) " 🌻 A rainbow is often seen when the sun shines just after it has rained. When things get hard, they always get better. We'll try again. " 
8) " 🌻 I see sunshine everywhere I turn. " If you want a fluffy and happy read, do pick this book up!

I love how middle-grade novels never fail to fill my heart with warmth. I’m so glad I got to read Any Day With You, because inspite of being a book for young people, it deals with certain incidents that all of us can learn from.

I’ve not read a lot of books from Asian Literature, so I was really looking forward to reading this book, being from Asia myself. Any Day With You showcased a truly beautiful side of Asian culture and how family is such a huge part of our lives. I loved reading about Kaia’s family. The relationship that she shared with her family members, specially with her Tatang (her great-grandfather) made the book such a happy read for me. I was hoping for more scenes with Kaia and her sister Lainey, but it’s fine. It was fascinating to read about the Filipino culture and customs too. ￼

Kaia was a really lovable main character. I loved how confident she was and how she chose to work hard for expressing her talent. Kaia’s best friends, Abby and Trey added their own charms to the story too. The friendship that they shared was so adorable! Their combined determination to win the film-making contest, inspite of being just seventh graders was really inspiring.

Sometimes you’ve to be apart from people you truly love to be close to them even more , and this book reflected this aspect perfectly.

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These are some of my favorite quotes from the book :

1) ” 🌻 But you know it doesn’t matter how we spend our time together. I love any day with you. “

2) ” 🌻 We carry a place with us ~ I think that means your roots stay planted somewhere deep inside you no matter where you live. ”

3) ” 🌻 No matter where we are, we all exist under the same sky. Even when we’re apart, we’re still with each other. ”

4) ” 🌻 Sometimes things get hard – but they won’t always be that way. ”

5) ” 🌻 Like the ocean, the sun never stops. It slips away, but it always comes up again and is something we can forever count on. ”

6) ” 🌻 Sometimes life shifts, and even though we don’t have an explanation for why, we have to go with the flow and find ways to accept it. ”

7) ” 🌻A rainbow is often seen when the sun shines just after it has rained. When things get hard, they always get better. We’ll try again. ”

8) " 🌻 I see sunshine everywhere I turn. " 

If you want a fluffy and happy read, do pick it up!

Any Day with You

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