Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky
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Pie in the Sky

Written by Remy Lai
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8 - 11
Reading age
384
Page count
133
Words per page
720L
Lexile measure
May 14, 2019
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A poignant, laugh-out-loud illustrated middle-grade novel about an eleven-year-old boy’s immigration experience, his annoying little brother, and their cake-baking hijinks! Sometimes life isn’t a piece of cake . . . When 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. In her hilarious, emotional middle-grade debut, Remy Lai delivers a scrumptious combination of vibrant graphic art and pitch-perfect writing that will appeal to fans of Real Friends.

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immigration and emigrationbakingsecretssiblingsfamilyschoolcooking and foodlanguagesmulticulturalAustraliaculturesocial themesbelongingsingle-parent familiescake

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781250314109
    Publication Date
    May 14, 2019
    Publisher
    Henry Holt and Co (BYR)
    Page Count
    384
    Words Per Page
    133
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 11 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2018050006
    Lexile® Level
    720L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~Q
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.5
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    7
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    503334
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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