  | Super Boba Cafe (Super Boba Cafe) Author: Chanani, Nidhi | |
| Price: $21.88 | ||
Summary:
Inside the boba cafe there's a secret. Jing Li is the keeper of the hill monsters of San Francisco. Each day she prepares one giant boba for nine hours to feed it. When Jing's granddaughter, Aria, comes to stay with her for the summer she makes it her mission to turn the cafee around. When the hill monster is accidentally left hungry by Jing, small earthquakes begin to plague the city and Aria becomes curious what her grandmother is up to. In graphic novel format.
| Illustrator: | Davidson, Sarah |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (10/01/23)
School Library Journal (10/01/23)
Booklist (10/15/23)
The Hornbook (00/01/24)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 10/01/2023 Gr 4 Up—When Aria arrives in San Francisco, she's excited to spend some quality time with her grandmother. Jing seems happy to have Aria help out in her boba cafe at first, but Aria notices that her grandmother sometimes acts strange and secretive. Jing won't let Aria into the kitchen at all, and when Aria brings more customers into the cafe by using social media, Jing is more irritated than pleased by the crowds. When Aria finally learns Jing's secret, it's absolutely astonishing. Jing makes one enormous boba every day and delivers it to a monster that lives deep inside the earth. When this monster doesn't get enough to eat, it causes earthquakes under the city, and it keeps getting hungrier. It will be up to Aria (who recently escaped a monster of her own back home) to figure out a way to help save her grandmother, the boba cafe, and the city of San Francisco. This story has plenty of action and cute characters. Chanani's colorful illustrations are great at capturing the terrifying form of the monster, as well as the adorable prairie dogs and kittens that populate the world of this story. VERDICT For readers who enjoy funny, furry, and fast-paced adventures.—Andrea Lipinski - Copyright 2023 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
Booklist - 10/15/2023 From the beloved author of Pashmina (2017) comes a new lovable and quirky graphic novel about Aria, who has a secret; so does her grandmother. What will happen when their secrets collide? Every summer, Aria spends two weeks at Nainai’s house in San Francisco. But this summer is different. This time, Aria will spend the whole summer helping Nainai run her boba shop. Aria loves being with Nainai, and she’s extra relieved to be getting an escape from her troubles at home, namely a boy sharing pictures of her without permission. But she is slowly realizing that Nainai is up to something; something that might have to do with giant boba, some talking prairie dogs, and an earthquake-generating monster? Chanani’s vibrant pastel visuals mirror the boba shop’s cheerful atmosphere and Aria’s quirky personality. Chanani captures San Francisco through a 13-year-old’s eyes, and the off-kilter premise is likely to appeal to kids graduating from Dog Man. With lovable characters, cute kitties, lots of tasty food, and a journey of emotional growth and monster hunting, this graphic novel will have broad appeal. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
