Noodle Pie by Ruth Starke

Starke, Ruth  Noodle Pie, 179 pgs. EDC Publishing, 2010.  $15.99. Language-G, Sexual Content-G; Violence-G; Andy's going to Vietnam for a visit, but soon learns this is going to be a trip like none other. He meets his extended family, all of which live in the same house, and they seem to be some of the greediest people he's met. Apart from that, the nice, big, family restaurant Andy's been hearing about, turns out to be a dump. So, Andy and his cousins decide to reform the restaurant (Phuong Nguyen) into a new, and improved restaurant called, Noodle Pie. I really enjoyed reading this book. It was so well written, and very interesting to learn about culture in Vietnam. It's probably in my top twenty books list. EL,MS- ADVISABLE. Student Reviewer: HW