Nicole Chen

"Twelve-year-old Pearl Li tries to gain her family's acceptance and save her favorite boba tea shop by selling her crocheted amigurumi dolls."--

"When her cousin, newly arrived from Taiwan, struggles with schoolwork, Lily Xiao pushes her school to provide more ESL support, but her first-generation immigrant family, nervous about her challenging the status quo, forces her to decide just how far she'll go to stand up and speak out."--