Throwback by Maurene Goo

• Korean-American  teen Samantha (Sam) Kang has always been close to her Korean grandmother, Halmoni, but not so much with her type-A, overachiever lawyer mother, Priscilla.
• After a blow-up fight with her mom, a magical ride-share app, Throwback Rides, drops Sam off at her high school -- except it's 1995, not 2025!
• While navigating the reality of life in 1995 (no cell phones, casual racism, and riding the bus) Sam must figure out why she's been sent back in time and must see if she can do anything that will repair her relationship with her mom and also help mend her mom's fractured relationship with Sam's grandmother (who had a heart attack and was in a coma right before Sam went back in time).

Grades 9-12

This book was a lot of fun, especially for this early '90s high school graduate.  If you like books about time travel, books that deal with cultural expectations, or books that explore mother-daughter relationships, then you might enjoy Throwback.  There's also just a smidgeon of romance to keep things interesting.