The Star Maker by Laurence Yep

Yep, Laurence The Star Maker, 94 pgs. HarperCollins Publishers, 2011. Language - G, Sexual Content - G; Violence - G; Artie is always getting picked on by his cousin Petey and one day he gets so mad about being insignificant and useless that he makes a promise. Artie promised to buy everyone firecrackers for Chinese New Year. He has only a few months to then and not even he thinks he can do it. This was a nice short story. It was pretty entertaining with all the Chinese New Year traditions that got mentioned.  EL - OPTIONAL. Reviewer: CCH