Super Boba Café (Book 1): A Graphic Novel (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781419759567)

First in a series, Nidhi Chanani's Super Boba Café isa sweet and magical middle-grade, full-color graphic novel about a secret teashop, an earthquake-causing monster, and an unforgettable summer.

In the fog-laden hills of San Francisco sits a sleepy independent boba café. Run by Jing Li and guarded by her kitty, Bao, it comfortably fades into the background. But inside the boba café, there's a secret. Jing is the keeper of the monster of San Francisco. Each day she prepares one giant boba for nine hours to feed it.

When Jing's granddaughter, Aria, comes to stay with her for the summer, she makes it her mission to turn the café around. Aria is quickly aided by Bao, who gives birth to eight perfect kittens. Aria spreads the news of the boba cat café on social media and overnight it is overrun with excited customers. Each day Nainai Li (Grandma Li) finds reasons to close the café, but the demand only increases.

When she opens, the hill monster is left hungry and small earthquakes begin to plague the city. When Aria secretly follows her nainai to the hill monster's cave, she isn't sure what awaits. Will Aria be able to reason with the monster, or will she become its new favorite meal? Or might she disturb its underground existence and cause the Big One?

Author: Nidhi Chanani
ISBN-10: 1419759566
ISBN-13: 9781419759567
Publisher: Abrams Fanfare
Language: English
Published: 10/24/2023
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 8.60h x 6.30w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2023
Booklist 10/15/2023 pg. 40
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2024 pg. 91