Sara Fujimura

Young Adult Author ~ Creative Writing Teacher ~ Literacy Advocate

Weaving Fact
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Young Adult Author Sara Fujimura's Blog

You might not know that I started off my writing career as a journalist. Even though I write fiction full time now, I still look at everything with a journalist's eye. If you are a lifelong learner and love behind-the-scenes looks at how art is made (like me!), read on and enjoy.

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About Sara's Books

EVERY REASON WE SHOULDN'T

**March 3, 2020 with Tor Teen**

YA Contemporary Fiction

Sixteen-year-old figure skater Olivia Kennedy’s Olympic dreams have ended. She’s bitter, but enjoying life as a regular teenager instead of trying to live up to expectations of being the daughter of Olympians Michael Kennedy and Midori Nakashima...until Jonah Choi starts training at her family's struggling rink. Jonah's driven, talented, going for the Olympics in speed skating, completely annoying… and totally gorgeous. Between teasing Jonah, helping her best friend try out for roller derby, figuring out life as a normal teen and keeping the family business running, Olivia's got her hands full. But will rivalry bring her closer to Jonah, or drive them apart?

BREATHE

YA Historical Fiction

After being pressed into service as a nurse, seventeen-year-old Virginia discovers her innate talent, begins a clandestine romance with her father's Italian assistant, and learns what it truly means to be a modern woman during the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918.

TANABATA WISH

YA Contemporary Fiction

Phoenix-native Skyler Doucet's plans with her BFF are ruined when her mom and Japanese stepfather move the entire family to Nagoya, Japan for the summer before her senior year. But when David Takamatsu, a biracial Japanese-American boy, invades Skyler's space (and her heart), this fish out of water in Japan starts to wonder if it's the pond back home that might be too small.

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Behind the Scenes of BREATHE: The Franklin Fountain

It’s Travel Tuesday! Today, we are going to go behind the scenes of BREATHE to the Franklin Fountain in historic Old City Philadelphia. Most

Behind the Scenes of BREATHE: The Ninth Street Italian Market

Immigration is currently a hot-button issue in the United States, but it always has been. The players change, but the conversation continues

Behind the Scenes of BREATHE: Rittenhouse Square

Rittenhouse Square is one of the five original open-spaced parks designed by William Penn in the late 17th Century. It hasn’t always been an

Foodie Friday: Sara's Gastronomical Adventure at the Matsuri

Last Friday, I wrote about the Ichinomiya Tanabata Matsuri and showed you pictures of festival foods that the characters in TANABATA WISH ea

Behind the Scenes of TANABATA WISH: Festival Food

Festival food is not fine dining. It's quick to make, portable, and usually easy to eat with your hands. Every culture and nation has it

Behind the Scenes of TANABATA WISH: The Ichinomiya Tanabata Matsuri

Happy New (School) Year! Summer vacation may now officially be over for most Phoenix kids, but I’m not ready to break out the pumpkin spice

How to Get More Bang for Your Buck (Yen!) in Japan

Not going to lie. Japan can be an expensive place to visit. The plane ticket alone will set you back anywhere from $1500-$2000 depending on

Behind the Scenes of TANABATA WISH: Baseball & Bento

When I was creating TANABATA WISH, I knew I wanted Ryouhei David Takamatsu to be some kind of athlete. Despite the stereotype, not all Asian

Behind the Scenes of TANABATA WISH: Ojizosama

Every day when I am at my in-laws' house in Japan, I go for a walk around the neighborhood. It doesn't matter which way I go. I am s

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