Description 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 Recipient of FIVE starred reviews "Pie in the Sky is like enjoying a decadent cake .
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Pie in the Sky is her debut middle-grade novel.
She was born in Indonesia, grew up in Singapore, and currently lives in Brisbane, Australia, where she writes and draws stories for kids with her two dogs by her side.
About the Author Remy Lai studied fine arts, with a major in painting and drawing. 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 This title has common core connections. . . illustrated beautifully with Lai\'s insightful drawings." --Veera Hiranandani, Newbery Honor-winning author of The Night Diary * "The humor is] akin to that of Jeff Kinney\'s popular "Wimpy Kid" series . . .
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.
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. heartwarming and rib-tickling." --Terri Libenson, bestselling author of Invisible Emmie When Jingwen moves to a new country, he feels like he\'s landed on Mars. . .
Description 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 Recipient of FIVE starred reviews "Pie in the Sky is like enjoying a decadent cake
