Books with title The Year of the Fortune Cookie

Eleven-year-old Anna heads off to sixth grade, leaving the comfort of elementary school behind and entering the larger, more complex world of middle school. Surrounded by classmates who have their roots all in America, Anna begins to feel out of place and wonders where she belongs. When Anna takes a trip to China, she not only explores a new country and culture, but finds answers to her questions about whether she is more Chinese or more American. This young illustrated chapter book is the third in the series that includes The Year of the Book and TheYear of the Baby.

Eleven-year-old Anna heads off to sixth grade, leaving the comfort and familiarity of elementary school behind and entering the larger, more complex world of middle school. Surrounded by classmates who have their roots all in America, Anna begins to feel out of place and wonders where she really belongs. When Anna takes a trip to China, she not only explores a new country and culture, but finds answers to her questions about whether she is more Chinese or more American. This young illustrated chapter book is the third in the series that includes The Year of the Book and The Year of the Baby. For grades 1-4.

Eleven-year-old Anna heads off to sixth grade, leaving the comfort and familiarity of elementary school behind and entering the larger, more complex world of middle school. Surrounded by classmates who have their roots all in America, Anna begins to feel out of place and wonders where she really belongs. When Anna takes a trip to China, she not only explores a new country and culture, but finds answers to her questions about whether she is more Chinese or more American. This young illustrated chapter book is the third in the series that includes The Year of the Book and The Year of the Baby. For grades 1-4.

A fun and feisty comedy drama from master storyteller Jean Ure – with a gorgeous cover look to appeal to all girls who love real-life stories.When Daniella Cassidy and her best friend Lisa fall in love with the gorgeous puppy in the next door garden, they never imagine they’ll end up getting to keep him – that they’ll have to save his life – or that he’ll lead them into such big trouble…A crazy real-life adventure about friendship, family, pets – and a plan that spirals out of control.

Everyone goes through difficult changes in life, Sam Wong is no exception. It’s hard for an adopted Caucasian kid to grow up in Chinatown, trying to fit in. He’s about to discover he is more connected to China than he ever thought possible, and learn about the jiangshi, zombie-like Chinese vampires also known as ‘hopping vampires’. The name literally translates to ‘stiff corpse’, due to post mortem rigidity the oldest jiangshi have to hop to catch their prey. One hopping ghoul shouldn’t be too problematic for the boy to battle, but when faced with many… or even worse the thing that creates them, he may just find himself in the fight of his life. Read about Sam as he learns more about his past, figures out his present, and determines his own future.

A fun and feisty new comedy drama from master storyteller Jean Ure – with a gorgeous new cover look to appeal to all girls who love real-life stories.When Daniella Cassidy and her best friend Lisa fall in love with the gorgeous puppy in the next door garden, they never imagine they’ll end up getting to keep him – that they’ll have to save his life – or that he’ll lead them into such big trouble…A crazy real-life adventure about friendship, family, pets – and a plan that spirals out of control.

When the Aldens go to dinner at a local Chinese restaurant, Benny can't wait for his favorite part of the meal--dessert. He loves breaking open the fortune cookies and reading the messages inside. This time instead of a fortune, he finds a hand-written riddle! One cookie leads to another and the Aldens soon realize they've bitten into another mystery. Who is leaving the Aldens the mysterious cookie clues, and why?

A sweet, positive, simple story of a mom opening one fortune cookie each day of the week, and reading each "fortune" out loud. Every day this mom's young daughter listens and tries to help her determine what her fortune is, because each fortune reads like a riddle. In the end, the cumulative group of clues or descriptions, reveal that they are describing this sweet little girl! What a great story of affirmation of a mother's love for her young daughter! The fortune cookie theme is especially symbolic for a daughter adopted from China!

Everyone goes through difficult changes in life. Sam Wong is no exception. It’s hard for an adopted Caucasian kid to grow up in Chinatown, trying to fit in. He’s about to discover he is more connected to China than he ever thought possible, and learn about the jiangshi, zombie-like Chinese vampires also known as "hopping vampires". The name literally translates to "stiff corpse". Due to post mortem rigidity, the oldest jiangshi have to hop to catch their prey. One hopping ghoul shouldn’t be too problematic for the boy to battle, but when faced with many…or even worse, the thing that creates them, he may just find himself in the fight of his life. Hear about Sam as he learns more about his past, figures out his present, and determines his own future.