Mei Ling in China City by Icy Smith, illustrated by Gayle Garner Roski
18 Feb, by in Children/Picture Books, Chinese American, Japanese American, Middle Grade Readers, Nonfiction
I have to admit that the unnecessary chopsticky font and the strangely-eerie illustrations set me off temporarily, but the old adage 'never trust a book by its cover' proved true in this case: this real-life story is well worth your attention. Mei Ling lives in Los...