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Follows a young Chinese American girl, as she navigates relationships with family, friends, and her fourth-grade classroom, and finds a true best friend.

Main Author: Cheng, Andrea.
Other Authors: Halpin, Abigail (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2012.
Series: Anna Wang ; 1.
Subjects:
Chinese Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Best friends > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: Follows a young Chinese American girl, as she navigates relationships with family, friends, and her fourth-grade classroom, and finds a true best friend.
Physical Description: 146 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
ISBN: 9780547684635
0547684630
Author Notes: Andrea Cheng was born on September 19, 1957. After receiving a BA in English from Cornell University, she went to Switzerland, where she apprenticed to a bookbinder, attended a school of bookbinding called The Centro del Bel Libro, and learned French. Upon her return, she received an MS in linguistics from Cornell University. She taught English as a Second Language and children's literature at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College.

She was a children's author and illustrator. Her books included Grandfather Counts, Marika, The Key Collection, Honeysuckle House, Where the Steps Were, The Bear Makers, Brushing Mom's Hair, and the Year of... chapter book series. She died after a long illness on December 26, 2015 at the age of 58.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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