Alterations - Ray Xu

For fans of Gene Luen Yang's American Born Chinese and Svetlana Chmakova's Awkward, this funny yet poignant middle-grade coming-of-age story highlights the struggle of feeling invisible while yearning to be seen by all. \n Kevin Lee is having a really bad week. Although he lives in a crowded Toronto apartment above the family's alterations and dry-cleaning store, he mostly goes unnoticed. School isn't exactly an oasis either--being one of the few Asian kids makes for some unwelcome attention. But when Kevin's class plans a trip to Thrill Planet, a spectacular theme park, will he finally have a chance to turn his life around, or will it just be another day for Kevin Lee? \n \nPraise for Alterations\n \n A funny and heartfelt story that beautifully communicates the honest and awkward relationships we have with life and our immigrant parents. \n --Dan Santat, Caldecott Medal winner and creator of A First Time for Everything \n