Awards and Honors2018 Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor, Younger Readers CCBC Choices 2018 Choice: Fiction for Children
ILA Children's Choices - 2018
2017 Children’s History Book Prize finalist Tablet Magazine Best Jewish Children’s Books of 2017, Middle Grade
This hilariously witty and heartwarming coming-of-age novel tells the story of a boy caught in the middle of cultures, of friends, and of growing up Chinese-Jewish-American. Authors' note.
Topics Ethnicity. Ethnicity in children. US Jews. Chinese Americans. Families. Family life. Grandmothers. Friendship. Humorous stories. Twentieth-century US social life and customs. Bar mitzvahs.
SRC Level 4.300000
SRC Points 14.000000
Lexile 690L
Trim Size 8 1/4" x 5 1/2"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2017-06-26
JLG Release Date Jan 2018
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Realistic Fiction Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
Realistic Fiction Middle Plus
Realistic Fiction Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
For Grades 5-8
This 14-book category features stories with relatable characters that portray believable contemporary or historical real-life experiences.