Mindy Kim and the Mid-Autumn Festival (10)
Fresh Off the Boat meets Junie B. Jones in this adorable chapter book series following Mindy Kim, a young Asian American girl—in this tenth novel, Mindy honors the fall harvest with the Korean mid-autumn holiday Chuseok.
After Mindy’s beloved haraboji (grandpa) passes away, Mindy, Dad, and Julie decide to go to Korea to be with family for the annual Chuseok celebration. The traditional mid-autumn festival is all about family and honoring one’s ancestors. And while everyone has gathered for a very sad reason, Mindy is determined to make her first official Chuseok one to remember.
# of Pages: 80
Book Binding: Paperback
Year of Publication: 2023
Publisher: Aladdin
Language: en
ISBN: 9781665935784
Lyla Lee is a Korean-American author who grew up in a diverse community in Los Angeles. As a child, she was an avid reader and loved to escape into the worlds of books. She studied psychology and worked in various fields before pursuing her passion for writing. Her debut children's book, Mindy Kim and the Mid-Autumn Festival, is the first in a series about a spunky Korean-American girl navigating elementary school and her multicultural identity. Lyla hopes to inspire young readers to embrace their own unique backgrounds and cultures through her stories.