Becoming Boba
Hardcover – Picture Book, June 3, 2025
Scholastic Inc. · Hardcover · June 3, 2025
From New York Times bestselling creators, Joanna Ho and Amber Ren, comes a sweet, bubbly tale about a young boba tea who learns that being you is being enough!
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- Who it’s for
- A bubbly picture-book tale pairs a playful search for identity with questions of being Asian enough.
- Themes
- Self-acceptance, Cultural identity, Belonging
- Genres
- US: Asian American Stories, Self-Esteem & Resilience, Cooking & Food
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From New York Times bestselling creators, Joanna Ho and Amber Ren, comes a sweet, bubbly tale about a young boba tea who learns that being you is being enough! Milk Tea Town was steeped in tradition. That is, until... Mindy came along. Mindy isn't like the other classic milk tea flavors, with their sensible straws and varying shades of brown. Instead, Mindy shines with her green, white and red colors.
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Worried about not being milk tea enough, Mindy decides to dive into their history so she can be less different. As she and her friends embark on this journey, they make a surprising discovery about the truth behind milk tea that could change the town forever... A charming and delightful story about self love and being true to who you are, with a subtle, underlying message about the Asian-American identity and immigrant experience -- what does it mean to be Asian enough?
A Flavor of Belonging
A bubbly picture-book tale pairs a playful search for identity with questions of being Asian enough.
Come here for
- A warm story about self-love and being true to yourself
- A gentle doorway into Asian American identity and immigrant experience
Expect
- A colorful milk-tea world with a thoughtful layer beneath the sweetness
- An inviting read about difference, belonging, and what makes you enough
Where it sits
| US: Asian American Stories | 89% |
|---|---|
| Cooking & Food | 62% |
| Self-Esteem & Resilience | 44% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Self-Esteem & Resilience
- Cooking & Food
- Diversity & Multicultural
- Authors
- Joanna Ho
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- June 3, 2025
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Self-acceptance · Cultural identity · Belonging
- Reading lane
- Self-Esteem & Resilience