The Fake-Chicken Kung Fu Fighting Blues
by Aaron Lam
illustrated by Kean Soo
12-year-old filmmaker Anthony has culture shock after leaving the big city's Chinatown for a remote northern community. Can he learn to love his new home, even though there are no other Asian families around and he doesn't understand the town's obsession with hockey?
Anthony's grandma, Po Po, is even more unhappy than he is when the family moves from busy Chinatown to a faraway northern community. Po Po won't even leave the house! So Anthony decides to bring the community to Po Po by making a movie about their new home.
Can Anthony bridge the gap between his Tai Chi, Feng Shui loving grandma and a small town obsessed with hockey?
About the Authors
Aaron Lam
Reviews
"This book is a lot of fun. The illustrations ... are quirky, like the title, and Anthony is a very likable character, and has a good sense of humor about it all, despite not really liking hockey, which is an obsession in this small town."
Laura Testa-Reyes, NetGalley
"This is a sweet book about how to adapt to moving house and town for 7-10 year olds."
Rogan's Books, Bookseller, NetGalley
Readers who have ever needed to change schools or move will relate to this short novel describing Anthony's efforts to adapt to a new life.
VOYA Magazine
Subjects (BISAC)
JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational, JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Lifestyles / City & Town Life, JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Film, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / New Experience
Subjects
Author Identity, Author Identity: Asian Canadian, Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Fiction: Asian Canadian, Juvenile Fiction: Friendship, Juvenile Fiction: Humourous Stories
