When ten-year-old Lina Gao leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, she must reckon with her hurt, anger, and curiosity and find a way to get her bearings in this new country--and the almost-new family that comes along with it.

Katie misses school while she is home with the flu.

Follows a young Chinese American girl, as she navigates relationships with family, friends, and her fourth-grade classroom, and finds a true best friend.

"Amy loves craft time at school, but when her teacher asks everyone to make their own dragon, Amy feels stuck. Her first dragon has a long, wingless body, stag-like horns, and eagle claws, but her friends don't think it's a real dragon. Then she makes dragons like theirs, but none of them feels quite right--none of them feels like hers"--Publisher marketing.

Katie and her friends Pedro and JoJo disagree over which season of the year is the best.

As Chinese immigrants Ralph Chang and his sister Theresa set out to pursue the American dream, they experience triumph but also make some big mistakes along the way.

As Katie, her parents, and friends celebrate Independence Day with a parade, games, a picnic, and fireworks, the few things that go wrong do not interfere with their fun.

While shopping with her parents in a mall, Katie helps a lost boy, not realizing that she may be lost, too.

When Katie Woo and her friends go to the beach, Katie is so rude and bossy that her friends do not want to play with her.

"Identical twins Ling and Ting like to be silly, tell jokes, and laugh together"-- Provided by publisher.