Language: G (0 swears 0 'f'); Mature Content: PG (kissing drawings); Violence: PG.
BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
13yo Meilin is expected to be the perfect daughter. Her mother is a beloved member of the community, and her Mei-Mei must be the perfect example. And she is! She gets stellar grades, helps out at the temple her mother runs; and is in every way a model daughter. Mostly. One afternoon, her mother gets the wrong idea about some drawings in Meilin's notebook and completely overreacts. In front of Meilin's friends and other kids from school. She is so embarrassed. When she wakes up the next morning, she's turned into a giant red panda. Turns out, it's a family thing. Her friends are not going to understand. This is the worst.
A re-telling of the Disney/Pixar movie Turning Red. While Meilin is 13, it reads younger. Content is appropriate for upper elementary, and kids who loved the movie will also like the novelization.
Lisa Librarian
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