The Great Wall of Lucy Wu

Sixth-grader Lucy Wu thinks it's going to be the best year ever. Her sister is going to college, so she will have a bedroom all to herself that she can redecorate. She know her basketball team is going all the way this year and since is finally at the top of her school as a sixth-grader!

She really isn't interested in being Chinese, or Chinese food or Chinese culture. She would rather have lasagna, to the dismay of the rest of her family. Then her whole world is turned upside down when a relative from China comes to stay with her family and will share her room for several months!

I thought the story was well written and the voices of the characters rang true. Life as a tween is difficult enough, but Lucy must also struggle with balancing two different cultures and expectations from people on both sides.