Jasmine Nights

Set in 1963 Bangkok, Jasmine Nights follows twelve-year-old Little Frog, a boy with a vivid inner world, as he navigates identity and growing up while living with his aunts and immersed in books. When Virgil, a Black American boy, enters his life, they embark on an imaginative journey filled with magic, humor, and exploration of complex themes such as sex, adult confusion, and cultural contrasts. Dessaimered as charming, funny, and uniquely engaging, the novel blends childhood wonder with thought-provoking insights.