Year of the Book

At time!.

Nine-year-old Anna Wang heads off to the fourth grade in a sour mood because her former BFF Laura is now hanging out with a couple of snooty new friends. In addition she is embarrassed by her (relatively) FOB (Fresh Off the Boat) Chinese mother (her father is ABC: American Born Chinese) who is still struggling with the nuances of English, practicing so she can pass the driving course (she failed the first time) and obtain a driver's license, and cleans people's apartments while she studies to become a nurse.

My friend's class seems to love it.