Ava Lin, Best Friend! (Ava Lin #1)
Written by Vicky Fang
Illustrated by Vicky Fang
Published by Candlewick Press
Ava Lin is six and a half years old, and she loves bubble tea, finding treasures, and animals (note the 117 varieties of pets on her wish list). She’s very good at drawing and balancing pasta on her nose. And there’s a Very Exciting Thing happening in her life right now: tomorrow is her first day of first grade! Which means she gets a new backpack, new pencils, and a new lunch box. But what she really wants to get in first grade is a best friend, which isn’t as easy as she thought.
Ava’s quest has her navigating some confusing social rules, with unintentionally comical results—but she always manages to wriggle out of her mishaps in ways young readers will find very familiar. With an engaging text, humorous graphic panels, and black-and-white illustrations, Vicky Fang draws on her Chinese American family’s experience to create a heroine kids will instantly love.
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Primary ISBN: 9781536229691
Publication Date: June 2024
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook
Chapter Book, Age 05 or older
Community Represented: Chinese/Chinese American
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Education & Literacy, Engagement Tool: Arts, Engagement Tool: Video, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Audiobook, Genre: Humor, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Setting: Unspecified
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Unknown Arrival
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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