Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream, (Paperback)

from Sullywriter

Fun, appealing story for young independent readers. Would make a good classroom read aloud, too, for 2nd or 3rd grade.

from corydickason

Clara Lee provides wonderful small details about both living in a small American town and in a Korean family. She is an absolutely believable, charming character. This would be a great book for a book group discussion on what it means to be American, or a starting point for a project where kids t...

from abbylibrarian

Korean-American third-grader Clara Lee dreams of being Little Miss Apple Pie and riding on a float at the Apple Blossom Festival, but in order to be chosen, she has to make a speech in front of the whole school and she doesn't have the nerve. When Clara Lee has a good-luck dream about her grandpa...

from FaithLibrarian

Korean American girl who wants to be a Apple Pie princess but wonders if she is "American" enough.

from christyb2020

Summary: This story is about a young Asian/American girl and she has a dream about her grandfather passing away. Her grandfather tells her that in their Asian cultural having a dream of someone passing away is actually a sign of goodluck. The next day Clara lee feels very lucky from her dream but...