Any Day With You by Mae Respicio

 

 

   Going to the beach for spring break? Well, here is a great book to read while chilling in the sand. When at the beach, you should read Any Day With You by Mae Respicio. This book is about a girl named Kaia, who lives near the beach with her family. Her family is from the Philippines so she is Filipino. Kaia is proud to be Filipino, but she especially loves the monsters and myths in her culture. In her family, she has an older sister named Lainey, who is going to college. Kaia feels that Lainey is perfect at everything and is the favorite of the family. Right now, Lainey is in the Philippines learning about their family history there. Kaia’s favorite hobby is special effects with make-up, which she happens to be good at. During the summer, she and her friends enroll in a summer film contest. Kaia comes up with a plot for their movie using Filipino monsters. Kaia is in charge of make-up for the monsters. She hopes that they will be able to make it to the showing of movies, which means making an amazing movie.  When spending time with her great-grandpa, Kaia finds out that her great-grandpa Tatang might be moving back to the Philippines where he grew up. When she finds this out she comes up with a plan to stop Tatang from moving back. Will Kaia be able to stop Tatang from moving back to the Philippines? Will Kaia and her friends win the summer film contest and make it to the showing? To find out, read Any Day With You by Mae Respicio. 

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