The Counterfeit Family Tree of Vee Crawford-Wong (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781442412644)

A hysterically funny debut novel about discovering where you come from--even if you have to lie to get there.

When Vee Crawford-Wong's history teacher assigns an essay on his family history, Vee knows he's in trouble. His parents--Chinese-born dad and Texas-bred Mom--are mysteriously and stubbornly close-lipped about his ancestors. So, he makes it all up and turns in the assignment. And then everything falls apart.

After a fistfight, getting cut from the basketball team, offending his best friend, and watching his grades plummet, one thing becomes abundantly clear to Vee: No one understands him! If only he knew where he came from... So Vee does what anyone in his situation would do: He forges a letter from his grandparents in China, asking his father to bring their grandson to visit. Astonishingly, Vee's father agrees. But in the land of his ancestors, Vee learns that the answers he seeks are closer to home then he could have ever imagined.

Author: L. Tam Holland
ISBN-10: 144241264X
ISBN-13: 9781442412644
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 07/23/2013
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 13
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 163729 / Counterfeit Family Tree of Vee Crawford-Wong


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2013
Publishers Weekly 05/20/2013
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2013 pg. 95
School Library Journal 10/01/2013 pg. 123
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2013 pg. 51
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 - Recommended, Satisfactory