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    The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling
    The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling
    The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling
    Audiobook8 hours

    The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

    Written by Wai Chim

    Narrated by Christina Ho

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    About this audiobook

    An authentic novel about growing up in an Asian immigrant family with a mother who is suffering from a debilitating mental illness.

    Anna Chiu has her hands full. When she's not looking after her brother and sister or helping out at her father's restaurant, she's taking care of her mother, whose debilitating mental illness keeps her in bed most days. Her father's new delivery boy, Rory, is a welcome distraction and even though she knows that things aren't right at home, she's starting to feel like she could be a normal teen.But when her mother finally gets out of bed, things go from bad to worse. And as her mother's condition worsens, Anna and her family question everything they understand about themselves and each other.The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling is a heart-wrenching, true-to-life exploration through the often neglected crevices of culture, mental illness, and family. Its strong themes are balanced by a beautiful romance making it a feel-good, yet important read.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherScholastic
    Release dateNov 10, 2020
    ISBN9781338691825
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      I loved this book. I picked it for a reading challenge with our local library & I am so glad I did!

      I loved listening to this story, getting to know the characters and exploring the perspective of a different culture.