Noodle & Bao

Written & illustrated by Shaina Lu

A girl fights to save her friend's food cart from gentrification in Chinatown.

4.0/5 Goodreads · 751 ratings

224 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Momo's beloved Town 99 is under threat. As rents soar and a new cafe pushes out her friend's food cart, Momo and Bao must act. With undercover missions, cook-offs, and protests, they battle to preserve their neighborhood's heart. Can they outsmart the ambitious Ms. Jujube and save what they love before it's too late?

From the publisher

Perfect for fans of Animal Crossing and Measuring Up, this whimsical and empowering middle grade graphic novel follows a girl who helps her friend’s humble food cart stand its ground against the gentrification of their Chinatown neighborhood.Momo has lived in Town 99 her entire life. She knows all its quirks and rhythms: the best places to buy fruit, practice tai-chi in the park, and, most of all, get the best meal: Noodle &amp; Bao, run by Momo’s best friend, Bao, and their amah, Noodle.But Town 99 is changing. Rent is becoming unaffordable for Momo and her parents, and even Noodle &amp; Bao has been edged out of its storefront, which was just recently bought out by a new business venture–Fancé Cafe. Fancé is run by the ambitious Ms. Jujube and her henchmen, who claim they’re only beautifying Town 99 with good business.Momo knows that’s not true, and knows that if she doesn’t do something, she’ll lose everything she loves about her neighborhood. From undercover recon to a cook-off proposal, protest signs to petitions, Momo and Bao are on a mission to protect Town 99. Will they succeed before it’s too late?

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