From New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, Kelly Yang and Xindi Yan, is a joyful story of a Chinese American girl translating for her immigrant parents
Laila knows how clever, kind, and funny her Mama and Baba areābut sometimes they need her help translating things from English. With English classes being too expensive, Laila decides to become her parentsā teacher, even though sheās just learning the language too. Thereās lots that Laila knows (like you donāt pronounce the t in ballet) but thereās so much she doesnāt know too. Together, they embrace the joy and struggles of learning a new language.
From New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, Kelly Yang and Xindi Yan, is a joyful story of a Chinese American girl translating for her immigrant parents
Laila knows how clever, kind, and funny her Mama and Baba areābut sometimes they need her help translating things from English. With English classes being too expensive, Laila decides to become her parentsā teacher, even though sheās just learning the language too. Thereās lots that Laila knows (like you donāt pronounce the t in ballet) but thereās so much she doesnāt know too. Together, they embrace the joy and struggles of learning a new language.