Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year Parade
Aladdin · Paperback · January 14, 2020
Fresh Off the Boat meets Junie B. Jones in this second novel in an adorable new chapter book series about Mindy Kim, a young Asian American girl who is getting ready to celebrate Lunar New Year!
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- Who it’s for
- A warm chapter-book read about holiday traditions, family, and making room for change.
- Themes
- Grief and remembrance, Family and friends, Creating new traditions
- Genres
- Lunar New Year Stories, US: Asian American Stories, Family Stories
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Fresh Off the Boat meets Junie B. Jones in this second novel in an adorable new chapter book series about Mindy Kim, a young Asian American girl who is getting ready to celebrate Lunar New Year! Mindy is excited to celebrate the Lunar New Year! Even though it’s the first one without her mom, Mindy is determined to enjoy the day. She decides to make traditional Korean New Year food, a rice cake soup that’s her favorite.
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But things aren’t going quite to plan, and the celebration doesn’t feel the same as it did before. With the help of her family and friends, can Mindy find a way to still enjoy her old holiday traditions, and create new ones along the way?
Traditions in Motion
A warm chapter-book read about holiday traditions, family, and making room for change.
Come here for
- Lunar New Year through a young Korean American girl's eyes
- The comfort and complications of familiar celebrations
Expect
- A family-and-friends-centered story
- A tender mix of grief, tradition, and new beginnings
Where it sits
| US: Asian American Stories | 90% |
|---|---|
| Lunar New Year Stories | 77% |
| Family Stories | 59% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US: Asian American Stories
- Family Stories
- Friendship
- Authors
- Lyla Lee
- Publisher
- Aladdin
- Published
- January 14, 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Grief and remembrance · Family and friends · Creating new traditions
- Reading lane
- US: Asian American Stories