He knows life would be easier if he learned more English like his annoyingly chipper, too-loud, too-energetic little brother Yanghao. Gr 3–6–Having recently immigrated to Australia, 11-year-old Jingwen feels like he's been dropped onto a strange planet full of gibberish-spouting aliens. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. * “Perfect for fans of Gene Luen Yang and Victoria Jamieson.” ― Shelf Awareness, starred review the perfect mixture of funny and emotionally resonant.' ― School Library Journal, starred review * 'The humor akin to that of Jeff Kinney’s popular “Wimpy Kid” series. illustrated beautifully with Lai's insightful drawings.' ―Veera Hiranandani, Newbery Honor-winning author of The Night Diary 'Seamlessly mixes together equal parts of humor, loss, identity, discovery, and love to create a delicious concoction of a story. 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 Pham's Real Friends, Kelly Yang's Front Desk, and Jerry Craft's New Kid. As Jingwen and Yanghao bake elaborate cakes, they'll have to cook up elaborate excuses to keep the cake making a secret from Mama. The only problem is his mother has laid down one major rule: the brothers are not to use the oven while she's at work. 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.

School is torture, making friends is impossible since he doesn’t speak English, and he's often stuck looking after his (extremely irritating) little brother, Yanghao. When Jingwen moves to a new country, he feels like he’s landed on Mars. heartwarming and rib-tickling.' ―Terri Libenson, bestselling author of Invisible Emmie 'Pie in the Sky is like enjoying a decadent cake. A poignant, laugh-out-loud illustrated middle-grade novel about an eleven-year-old boy's immigration experience, his annoying little brother, and their cake-baking hijinks! Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang!

Pie in the sky by remy lai