Status
Available
Genres
Publication
Yearling (2004), Paperback, 144 pages
Description
At Seattle's annual Folk Fest, twelve-year-old Fiona and her older brother are torn between trying to please their Chinese grandmother and making their Scottish grandparents happy.
User reviews
LibraryThing member JanaRose1
Eleven year old Fiona is half Chinese and half Scottish. She is more connected with her Chinese roots, but also considers herself Scottish. When all of her grandparents come to visit, she finds herself torn between pleasing her Scottish grandparents and her Chinese grandmother. With Seattle's
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annual Folk Fest looming, Fiona must decide if she will dance in the Scottish exhibit, or dress as a Chinese girl for a talk her father is giving. Fiona's desire to please everyone and her worries about fitting in are very relatable. Overall, I think children would highly enjoy this book. Show Less
LibraryThing member Salsabrarian
Fiona Cheng's father is Chinese and her mother is Scottish. When she registers for a folk-dancing class she is stumped over how to classify herself on the registration form: white? Asian? other? Meanwhile the big Folk Fest approaches. Fiona's Scottish grandfather will be directing a Scottish dance
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performance at the Fest, her brother Ron will be in a kung-fu demonstration and her father, a children's book illustrator will also be presenting. Fiona loves Scottish dancing and she is tapped to sub as as performer. But a program conflict arises: Her father has written a book where the character was inspired by Fiona and he hoped to present her at his lecture...the same time as the dance show. How can Fiona be in two places at the same time? How much of her is Chinese and how much Scottish? Fiona realizes she doesn't need to choose. She is who she is: half and half. Show Less
LibraryThing member jennybeast
Nicely told story of a girl with many heritages, and how she weaves them together.
SPL Global Reading Challenge 2015
SPL Global Reading Challenge 2015
Subjects
Awards
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2006)
Nutmeg Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2007)
Physical description
144 p.; 5.33 inches
ISBN
0440418909 / 9780440418900
Local notes
young readers