Literary FictionYoung Adult
Biracial Ana hosts her crush for dinner as clashing grandparents collide in a warm, funny tale of family and cultural identity.
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Biracial Ana hosts her crush for dinner as clashing grandparents collide in a warm, funny tale of family and cultural identity.
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Ana Shen has what her social studies teacher calls a "marvelously biracial, multicultural family" but what Ana simply calls a Chinese American father and an African American mother. And on eighth-grade graduation day, that's a recipe for disaster. Both sets of grandparents are in town to celebrate, and Ana's best friend has convinced her to invite Jamie Tabata--the cutest boy in school--for a home-cooked meal. Now Ana and her family have four hours to prepare their favorite dishes for dinner, an...
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Mild crush; parents and grandparents kiss; grandmother's past courtship discussed
Violence & gore
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Brief wrist grab by grandfather; grandmothers nearly come to blows
Profanity
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Mild language including hell, pissed, sucks, and God
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonic content present
Political content
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Multicultural identity themes; cultural clashes; bigoted guest character
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Brief wrist grab; family tension and prejudice from a guest's father
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