A story about Chinese New Year's, family, and so much more.

Artie is a boy that gets bullied by his cousin, and brags about something he shouldn't. He learns over the course of the story how to best deal with a bully - with help from adults, standing up for himself, and proving the bully wrong.

Artie learns also about why it is important to keep your word, and the importance of family from his Uncle Chester, and the shopkeeper, Mimi.

Written from a child's perspective, the lessons are simple and honest, without the condescending fluff of most moralistic children's stories. Much better than the simple style suggests. ( )

The Star Maker by Laurence Yep transports us back to the early 1950’s in Chinatown in San Francisco Chinese-American families had no choice but to reside in Chinatown

Yep was born in San Francisco, California in a multicultural neighborhood that consisted of mostly African Americans

Yep wrote two other notable series, Chinatown Mysteries and Dragon (1982 to 1992). The latter is an adaptation of Chinese mythology as four fantasy novels ( )

Great!!!! ( )