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There was no day that dumplings couldnt make betterPacy 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 Pacys family is going to Taiwan for an entire month to visit family and prepare for their grandmothers th birthday celebration Pacys parents have signed her up for a Chinese painting class and at first shes 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 cant speak the language she has trouble following the art teachers instructions and its difficult to make friends in her class At least the dumplings are deliciousAs 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.
About the Author
Hello! Thanks so much for your interest in me and my books!
I grew up in Upstate NY with my parents and 2 sisters, whom are featured in many of my books, including "Dim Sum For Everyone!" and my novels, "The Year of the Dog" and "The Year of the Rat." My mother and I were the star characters in my first book, "The Ugly Vegetables"--I cut both my sisters out of that story! They were quite upset with me and made me promise never to cut them out again. And since then, I haven't...yet.
While many of my books highlight my family, not all of them do. My Newbery Honor-winning novel "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon," is an Asian inspired fantasy that some people call a Chinese 'Wizard of Oz,' and my early reader "Ling & Ting" is inspired by the old 'Flicka, Dicka & Ricka' books I read when I was young.
I hope you enjoy my books. Please visit my website: www.gracelin.com for more info about them (behind the scene stories and pictures) as well as other amusing anecdotes!
