The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling
by Wai Chim
An authentic novel about growing up in an Asian immigrant family with a mother who... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2020
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Élèves du secondaire--Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Mental illness--Fiction
- Américains d'origine chinoise--Romans, nouvelles, etc
- High school students
- Restaurants--Fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Roman pour jeunes adultes
- Children of mentally ill mothers
- Restaurants--Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Chinese Americans--Fiction
- Maladies mentales--Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Enfants de mères vivant avec un trouble de santé mentale--Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Interpersonal relations--Fiction
- High school students--Fiction
- Mental illness
- Restaurants
- Children of mentally ill mothers--Fiction
- Chinese Americans
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 2
Author Interviews 1
Panel Discussion with Wai Chim
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Christina Ho
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Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Finalist, 2021
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