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The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling - Paperback

by Wai Chim
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Availability:In StockContributor:Wai ChimAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2021-09-21Pages:336
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Scholastic PressISBN-13:9781338756319ISBN-10:1338756311UPC:9781338756319Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social ThemesBook Topic:Depression & Mental IllnessAward:2021 Kirkus Prize Finalist - Young Readers AwardSize:8.20 x 5.40 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SCCQK3YQPT
An authentic novel about growing up in an Asian immigrant family with a mother who is suffering from a debilitating mental illness.

Anna Chiu has her hands full. When she's not looking after her brother and sister or helping out at her father's restaurant, she's taking care of her mother, whose debilitating mental illness keeps her in bed most days. Her father's new delivery boy, Rory, is a welcome distraction and even though she knows that things aren't right at home, she's starting to feel like she could be a normal teen.

But when her mother finally gets out of bed, things go from bad to worse. And as her mother's condition worsens, Anna and her family question everything they understand about themselves and each other.

The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling is a heart-wrenching, true-to-life exploration through the often neglected crevices of culture, mental illness, and family. Its strong themes are balanced by a beautiful romance making it a feel-good, yet important read.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Scholastic PressISBN-13:9781338756319ISBN-10:1338756311UPC:9781338756319Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social ThemesBook Topic:Depression & Mental IllnessAward:2021 Kirkus Prize Finalist - Young Readers AwardSize:8.20 x 5.40 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SCCQK3YQPT
Wai Chim is a first-generation Chinese-American from New York City. Growing up speaking Cantonese around the house, she absorbed as much Western culture as she could through books, TV, and school. She spent some time living in Japan before making Sydney, Australia, her permanent home. In addition to her writing, Wai works as a digital producer/web developer for The Starlight Children's Foundation, whose programs offer entertainment, education, and technology to critically, chronically, and terminally ill children. Learn more about her at waichim.com.
Publisher: Scholastic Press

Awards

🏆 2021 Kirkus Prize Finalist - Young Readers Award

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Wai Chim

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Wai Chim

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