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Apple Pie Fourth of July
by Janet S. Wong (Author) and Margaret Chodos-Irvine (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Shocked that her parents are cooking Chinese food to sell in the family store on an all-American holiday, a feisty Chinese American girl tries to tell her mother and father how things really are. But as the parade passes by and fireworks light the sky, she learns a surprising lesson.

A picture book classic from 2006! Enjoy the Fourth!

Snippet: Chow mein!
Chinese food on the Fourth of July?

No one wants Chinese food
on the Fourth of July, I say.

Fireworks are Chinese, Father says,
and hands me a pan of sweet-and-sour pork.

The Golden Glow
by Benjamin Flouw (Author / Illustrator)

Booktalk: Fox loves nature. There’s nothing he enjoys more than reading about and picking flowers. One evening, he comes across a rare specimen in his old botany book — the golden glow, a plant from the Wellhidden family, found only in the mountains . . . a plant that has yet to be described. Fascinated, Fox decides to set off on a quest in search of the mysterious golden glow. He packs his knapsack, a map, a compass, a flashlight, a sleeping bag and other items for his hike.

Snippet:

After a long trek through the forest, Fox and Wolf finally reach a large steep clearing dotted with flowers of every color.