Chinglish

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WINNER: Diverse Book Award • Coventry Inspiration Award • Bristol Teen Book Award

SHORTLISTED: CILIP Carnegie Medal • Indie Book Award • Berkshire Award • BSN Brilliant Award • Cumbria Spellbinding Award • Portsmouth Award • Sheffield Children’s Award

AMAZON TEACHERS’ PICK since 2019

Ages: 12 to 100
Based on the real life events of Sue Cheung, this book is about Jo Kwan, a teenager growing up in 1980s Coventry with her crazy family and a series of unlucky pets. Jo lives above her parents’ Chinese takeaway and things can be tough – whether it’s racist customers or being bullied at school for being different. Even when she does find a friend, she still has to contend with her erratic dad’s behaviour. All Jo dreams of is breaking free and forging a career as an artist. Told in diary entries and doodles, Jo’s brilliantly funny observations about life, family and char siu make for a searingly honest and sometimes dark portrayal of life on the other side of the takeaway counter.