Pie in the Sky

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When eleven year old Jingwen moves to a new country, he feels like he s landed on Mars School is torture, making friends is impossible since he doesn t speak English, and he s often stuck looking after his extremely irritating little brother, Yanghao.To distract himself from the loneliness, Jingwen daydreams about making all the cakes on the menu of Pie in the Sky, the bakery his father had planned to open before he unexpectedly passed away The only problem is his mother has laid down one major rule the brothers are not to use the oven while she s at work As Jingwen and Yanghao bake elaborate cakes, they ll have to cook up elaborate excuses to keep the cake making a secret from Mama.Told in prose and graphic novel elements, this middle grade novel is about a boy s immigration experience, his annoying little brother, and their cake baking hijinks Free Read Pie in the Sky [ By ] Remy Lai [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr My full review can be found in my blog, The Quiet Pond.There are books that I love and there are books, like Pie in the Sky, that stay in my heart forever I loved this book so so much prepare for me to YELL about this book A MG novel filled with gorgeous illustrations by Lai herself It follows two Chinese brothers who move to Australia with their mother, and how Jingwen, the older brother, navigates the challenges of moving to a new place This story explores immigration, assimilatio My full review can be found in my blog, The Quiet Pond.There are books that I love and there are books, like Pie in the Sky, that stay in my heart forever I loved this book so so much prepare for me to YELL about this book A MG novel filled with gorgeous illustrations by Lai herself It follows two Chinese brothers who move ...I was lucky enough to read this book before it was publishedwhat a hilarious, poignent, GORGEOUS middle grade book The feeling of being in a strange alien world, and then realizing YOU RE the alien, will be familiar to every kid, immigrant or not, because that s part of growing up I didn t see the fully illustrated product will add to this review when I do But Remy Lai is insanely talented, and has a gift for words and art that make us laugh through our tears READ THIS AS SOON AS YOU P I was lucky enough to read this book before it was publishedwhat a hilario...This year, I stumbled into an unexpected pattern Though I didn t quite mean to, I ended up reading a whole slew of middle grade novels that were funny I m not avoiding the serious stuff, but through a series of unlikely events I found myself diving deep into funny book after funny book Now a hilarious novel for children can go one of two ways It can be simply amusing for the sake of amusement, making no attempt at being meaningful in any way I have a grudging respect for these books, since This year, I stumbled into an unexpected pattern Though I didn t quite mean to, I ended up reading a whole slew of middle grade novels that were funny I m not avoiding the serious stuff, but through a series of unlikely events I found myself diving deep into funny book after funny book Now a hilarious novel for children can go one of two ways It can be simply amusing for the sake of amusement, making no attempt at being meaningful in any way I have a grudging respect for these books, since I think it s a lot harder to get them published in today s market The publishing world of the early 21st century has little tolerance for meaningless whimsy Farcommon, then, are the books that look funny and then, when you least expect it, hit you in the gut with BAM Pathos It s not a bad way to go about things, if the writing can pull off the switch Pin in the Sky is by all accoun...This book is going places Funny, heartfelt, great art, timely topic Just wonderful.11 year old Jingwen moves to Australia with his mother and annoying younger brother, and it s like he s landed on Mars His English isn t great, school sucks, his little brother picks up English quickly, the other students think he s slow, and he s wracked with the guilt of memories of his father But Jingwen has a solution If he can just bake all of the cakes his father planned for his cake shop, life will get better.There s just one problem Jingwen s mother won t allow him to bake.I requeste 11 year old Jingwen moves to Australia with his mother and annoying younger brother, and it s like he s landed on Mars His English isn t great, school sucks, his little brother picks up English quickly, the other students think he s slow, and he s wracked with the guilt of memories of his father But Jingwen has a solution If he can just bake all of the cakes his father planned for his cake shop, life will get better.There s just one problem Jingwen s mother won t allow him to bake.I requested this ARC from NetGalley because I thought that it was all graphic novel, but it sof a regular novel with some comic illustrations thrown in here or there The comics compliment the story and addcontext and illustration plus the way Yanghao is drawn is hilarious , but I kinda wished it h...I absolutely adored this book At my age, there aren t many middle grade books that satisfy me But this one did It was such a sweet, heartfelt book.I know how hard it is to feel like an alien Mostly cause I actuallylook like one. And the story was so creative and well written.And guysIT HAS PICTURESAnd they are evened out perfectly.Not too much so that it feels like a graphic novel,But not too little that it is like where be all the pictures This story of friendship, getting I absolutely adored this book At my age, there aren t many middle grade books that satisfy me But this one did It was such a sweet, heartfelt book.I know how hard it is to feel like an alien Mostly cause I actuallylook like one. And the story was so creative and well written.And guysIT HAS PICTURESAnd they are evened out perfectly.Not too much so that it fe...I loved this one so, so much 3Interest Level 3 6Imagine that you have to move to another country and you do not speak the language How hard would it be to make friends Eleven year old Jingwen is facing this exact situation Jingwen, his mom, and his annoying little brother, Yanghao, are moving to Australia and they do not speak English very well It was a dream of Jingwen s dad to move to Australia and open up a fancy bakery but he passed away unexpectedly before they could move Jingwen s mom decided to go ahead with the Interest Level 3 6Imagine that you have to move to another country and you do not speak the language How hard would it be to make friends Eleven year old Jingwen is facing this exact situation Jingwen, his mom, and his annoying little brother, Yanghao, are moving to Australia and they do not speak English very well It was a dream of Jingwen s dad to move to Australia and open up a fancy bakery but he passed away unexpectedly before they could move Jingwen s mom decided to go ahead with the move, and so they did Jingwen feels like he is on Mars and is very frustrated trying to learn the language He is not doing well in school o...

Pie in the Sky
  • English
  • 22 July 2017
  • 385 pages
  • Remy Lai
  • Pie in the Sky