Cilla Lee-Jenkins: This Book Is a Classic

"Anyone who spends time with Cilla Lee-Jenkins will look forward to reading her in the future." -Booklist, starred review, on Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire

Priscilla "Cilla" Lee-Jenkins has just finished her (future) bestselling memoir, and now she's ready to write a Classic. This one promises to have everything: Romance, Adventure, and plenty of Drama--like Cilla's struggles to "be more Chinese," be the perfect flower girl at Aunt Eva's wedding, and learn how to share her best friend.

In Cilla Lee-Jenkins: This Book Is a Classic, author Susan Tan seamlessly weaves experiences as a Chinese American with universal stories about being a big sister, making friends, and overcoming fears. Cilla Lee-Jenkins will bulldoze her way into your heart in this winning middle grade novel about family, friendship, and finding your voice.

ISBN-13: 9781626725539

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Publication Date: 03-27-2018

Pages: 272

Product Dimensions: 8.20h x 5.90w x 0.90d

Age Range: 8 - 12 Years

Series: Cilla Lee-Jenkins

Susan Tan has lived many places in her life, but calls Concord, Massachusetts, home. She grew up in a mixed-race family, like Cilla Lee-Jenkins. She is the recipient of the Asian Pacicfic American Library Association Honor for her debut novel, Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire. She holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge, where she studied children's literature. She currently lives in Somerville and teaches at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.

Dana Wulfekotte is a children's book author, illustrator, and animator. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and lives in Queens with her boyfriend and two rabbits (whom she now regrets not naming Supernova and Sparkledust).