A review by readingonmountains
White Ivy by Susie Yang

4.0

I really enjoyed reading about Ivy Lin, a poor Chinese immigrant struggling to fit in with her wealthy classmates. Her mother Nan is hard on Ivy, with high expectations for her daughter to succeed in the American dream. Ivy’s grandmother Meifeng showers her with affection and wisdom, and really made the story for me! Years pass and Ivy, now a school teacher, runs into her middle school crush and feels like it must be fate. They begin dating when another man from her past surfaces to complicate things. This is a coming of age story, love triangle and has some great darker twists as well.