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July Kid Readers Unite: Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies by Stacey Lee
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
When and where is the meeting?
Wed. July 12th, 4:30-5:30pm IN PERSON @ the Library, 2nd floor Board Room.
The first 12 kids who sign up and attend this program will get a free advance reader copy of the book!
This month’s title: Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies by Stacey Lee
Registration is required.
Who is the event for? This group is only for those entering Grades 4, 5 & 6 in Fall 2023.
This is based on the content and interest level of the books being read and not reading level. The group is intended to allow peers in the same grades to discuss books together. There is a strong focus on peer interaction and opinion based discussion and sharing of ideas.
What is this book about?
Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents best-selling author Stacey Lee’s modern reimagining of a classic Chinese folktale—replete with magic, boba, and lots of trash talking.
Twelve-year-old Winston Chu is supposed to learn impulse control at the cooking academy his mom enrolled him in. But learning to think before he acts won’t happen overnight.
While skateboarding home with a pie in hand, Winston inadvertently stops a robbery at Mr. Pang’s Whimsies, an oddities shop in Chinatown. As a reward, Mr. Pang invites Winston to choose any item in the store. But the strange old man warns Winston to browse carefully, for the first thing Winston touches will be the thing he gets. Before Winston can decide, a magpie flies under a shelf, and he impulsively grabs an old broom to sweep it out.
Mr. Pang hands him the broom, along with a dustpan. “Two for one. Congratulations.”
Deflated, Winston returns home, determined to put the broom incident behind him. Or at least in the closet. But when some of his most beloved possessions go missing, all Winston can think about are the broom and dustpan. Did they somehow take his stuff? And what—or who—will they dispose of next?
It’s time to break into Mr. Pang’s Whimsies, where clearly there’s more going on than meets the far-seeing eyeball. It’s time to fight magic with magic. And this time, Winston better have a plan.
