  | It's boba time for Pearl Li! Author: Chen, Nicole | |
| Price: $23.98 | ||
Summary:
Twelve-year-old Pearl Li tries to gain her family's acceptance and save her favorite boba tea shop by selling her crocheted amigurumi dolls.
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: MG Reading Level: 5.00 Points: 10.0 Quiz: 519648 |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (01/15/23)
Booklist (02/15/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 02/15/2023 Ever since Pearl visited a café in Taipei on a family trip, she's been smitten with amigurumi, a Japanese style of crocheting or knitting. Her techie parents encourage her to take up coding, like her sister Jade, while Kendall, the popular girl at school, dubs her creations dolls. Besides her best friends Priya and Cindy, the only person who truly believes Pearl's amigurumi has merit is Auntie Cha, the shop owner of her refuge, Boba Time. When the shop is under threat of closing, Pearl sees an opportunity to test her amigurumi skills. Can selling her art save her favorite shop? Pearl’s drive to prove herself to her parents thrusts her unsteadily into the job market and its very real struggles: balancing work and family, money management, even the pitfalls of turning your passion into your job. Pearl grapples with the contradiction of being both selfless and selfish, eventually coming to acknowledge the people around her and how she's underestimated them. Ultimately, finding and using her voice isn't as scary as she suspected. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
