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Nate Yu's Blast from the Past (Paperback)

Maisie Chan (author)

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Paperback 256 Pages
Published: 12/06/2025

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Synopsis

A moving story of understanding your heritage and loving who you are from award-winning author Maisie Chan

My name is Nate Yu Riley, and sometimes I think I'm the worst Chinese person ever!

Nate knows he looks Chinese on the outside - but what is he on the inside? Adopted by two white mums, he struggles to know where he fits in. Mum and Momo are always trying to get him to embrace his Chinese heritage, but Nate doesn't even know where to start with it all! He can't speak Chinese, and he doesn't know anything about Chinese customs. So what if a First World War shell casing engraved with a Chinese dragon turns up in a history exhibition at school - why should he be interested in it? But, when Nate touches the shell, someone extraordinary appears. Someone who needs Nate's help - and Nate might just need his, too ....

For fans of THE BOY AT THE BACK OF THE CLASS and ME, MY DAD AND THE END OF THE RAINBOW

Publisher: Templar Books
ISBN: 9781800787896
Number of pages: 256
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm

MEDIA REVIEWS

'Maisie Chan has surpassed herself with Nate Yu's Blast From The Past. It was unputdownable and packed with nuggets of information from history to myrmecology to culture and heritage. An absolute delight to read' - Eva Wong Nava, children's author and representation advocate (author of I Love Chinese New Year, East Asian Myths and Legends, Dancing Dumplings for One and Only)

'Nate Yu's Blast From the Past is a tender, funny, and heartfelt story about friendship, identity, and belonging. Told through the eyes of a Year Seven boy navigating a new school in old shoes-and grappling with an identity he's not entirely comfortable with-the story unfolds with warmth and authenticity. Captivating and charming, this book is a joy to read-I loved it!' - Nazima Pathan (author of Dreamhunters)