Pie in the Sky

About this book

A poignant laugh-out-loud illustrated middle-grade novel about an eleven-year-old boys immigration experience his annoying little brother and their cake-baking hijinks. Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang! A Parents Magazine NPR an NY Public Library Best Kids Book of the Year! "Heartwarming and rib-tickling." Terri Libenson bestselling author of Invisible Emmie When Jingwen moves to a new country he feels like hes landed on Mars. School is torture making friends is impossible since he doesnt speak English and hes often stuck looking after his (extremely irritating) little brother Yanghao. To distract himself from the loneliness Jingwen daydreams about making all the cakes on the menu of Pie in the Sky the bakery his father had planned to open before he unexpectedly passed away. The only problem is his mother has laid down one major rule: the brothers are not to use the oven while shes at work. As Jingwen and Yanghao bake elaborate cakes theyll have to cook up elaborate excuses to keep the cake making a secret from Mama. In her hilarious moving middle-grade debut Remy Lai delivers a scrumptious combination of vibrant graphic art and pitch-perfect writing that will appeal to fans of Shannon Hale and LeUyen Phams Real Friends Kelly Yangs Front Desk and Jerry Crafts New Kid. A Junior Library Guild selection! "Seamlessly mixes together equal parts of humor loss identity discovery and love to create a delicious concoction of a story. . . illustrated beautifully with Lais insightful drawings." Veera Hiranandani Newbery Honor-winning author of The Night Diary "The humor is akin to that of Jeff Kinneys popular Wimpy Kid series . . . the perfect mixture of funny and emotionally resonant." School Library Journal starred review Perfect for fans of Gene Luen Yang and Victoria Jamieson. Shelf Awareness starred review