Mandy D. (MLLoudRed) reviewed on + 33 more book reviews
**I read an ARC of this book where much of the art was not finalized**
This book was short and sweet, about a Korean- American girl named Clara Lee who has dreams of being on the Apple Blossom Festival. She has a dream that her grandfather interprets to mean good luck, which leads her to keeping track of all the good things that happen to her. As the list grows, she gets the courage to sign up for the speech contest that determines who will ride on the float. But as her luck seems to turn, will she be able to talk in front of the whole school on her own? Nice lesson about every day being sprinkled with good and bad luck, and nice integration of the Korean culture. The art that was included looked promising, gentle sketches that flowed with the story but didn't detract from it.
This book was short and sweet, about a Korean- American girl named Clara Lee who has dreams of being on the Apple Blossom Festival. She has a dream that her grandfather interprets to mean good luck, which leads her to keeping track of all the good things that happen to her. As the list grows, she gets the courage to sign up for the speech contest that determines who will ride on the float. But as her luck seems to turn, will she be able to talk in front of the whole school on her own? Nice lesson about every day being sprinkled with good and bad luck, and nice integration of the Korean culture. The art that was included looked promising, gentle sketches that flowed with the story but didn't detract from it.
