Noodle Pie Book

A perfect Middle School read for so many reasons: it's accessible, engaging, and has something important to say. Andy or Anh - depending on whether he is using his Australian or Vietnamese name - is going to Vietnam with his father to meet his relatives. It is the first time his father has been back since leaving as a refugee at age 15. The story is told through Andy's eyes and they are very much the eye's of an Australian kid confronted by his first experience of the bustle of a developing Asian city. Andy is also Vietnamese, however, and the novel is about learning some of what this means. The end is simple but moving. I can't wait to see what my students make of it.