Jack Outside the Box

My Other Heart is a contemporary coming-of-age novel written by author Emma Nanami Strenner. The narrative of the book follows primarily a pair of Asian-American girls called Sabrina and Kit.  Best friends since a young age, the pair are slowly approaching the end of their high school days.  With college on the horizon, the two girls are stuck trying to figure out what direction they want to take their lives in next. Adopted by a rich, white family, Kit has always felt a part of herself longing to tread the roots of her Japanese heritage, so she takes a summer trip to Tokyo. Despite having her own ambitions to venture to China to embrace her own culture, Sabrina is unfortunately forced to stay in America during the summer period due to a lack of finances living with her single mother.  While both friends are forced to spend time away from one another, they each tread down similar paths of romance and self-discovery that will lead the pair of friends to revaluate who they ...