Dumpling Days (Pacy Lin Series #3)
Written by Grace Lin
Illustrated by Grace Lin
Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pacy is back! The beloved heroine of The Year of the Dog and The Year of the Rat has returned in a brand new story.
This summer, Pacy’s family is going to Taiwan for an entire month to visit family and prepare for their grandmother’s 60th birthday celebration. Pacy’s parents have signed her up for a Chinese painting class, and at first she’s excited. This is a new way to explore her art talent! But everything about the trip is harder than she thought it would be–she looks like everyone else but can’t speak the language, she has trouble following the art teacher’s instructions, and it’s difficult to make friends in her class. At least the dumplings are delicious…
As the month passes by, Pacy eats chicken feet (by accident!), gets blessed by a fortune teller, searches for her true identity, and grows closer to those who matter most.
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Publication Date: March 2019
Available As: Paperback, Audiobook, eBook
Middle Grade, Chapter Book, Age 08 or older
Community Represented: Chinese/Chinese American, Taiwanese/Taiwanese American
Themes: Arts, Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Language Ability, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences: Language, Identity: Exploration, Identity: Multilingual, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Setting: Home Country
Setting: United States (New York), Taiwan (Taipei City)
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 1st Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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Engagement Materials:
- Make yourself some “get rich” dumplings using Grace’s mother’s own recipe.
Source: gracelin.com