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This review is for an uncorrected proof. Also, I had typed up a better review, but technology malfunctioned and I had to write this review all over again, and I had already lost my train of thought so I'm not sure how successful this one is. When I first heard about this book, I was definitely intrigued. It references the Beatles and my favorite Beatles song for the title. And being a Filipina, I won't deny that I wanted to see what a fellow Filipina has to offer to other nationalities about our own culture. However, I was VERY disappointed with this book and all the misinformation it contains. Maybe I'm just not the right audience for Blackbird Fly, but I will definitely NOT recommend this book to anyone. But if you're curious about it, I won't stop you from reading it. Apple immigrated from the Philippines to Louisiana, America when she was very young. And she has always felt different. What I find odd is that she's the only Filipina or noticeable Asian in her whole school. Her mom had a Filipina friend who has been there for many years and even has her own children. She helped Apple's family to move to America. Are they really the only 2 Filipino families or Asians in that area? And I doubt that this book was written in a distant past setting as she owned a laptop and some sort of music player with earbuds. I feel like their situations were a little too outdated for a modern setting. It makes me quite curious how many places are still quite ignorant of Asian cultures, and whether the portrayal is accurate at all in this book. There was this one scene that I can't seem to wrap my head around. Apple invited over her American friend for a sleepover at her house, and her mom served them garlic rice for dinner. One, Filipinos do not JUST eat rice. There's usually something else that goes with it. And two, Filipinos are very accommodating towards their guests, especially traditional ones like Apple's mom. They usually put a lot of effort in feeding visitors. An