Lily Xiao Speaks Out
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Lily Xiao canât wait to go to Camp Rock Out this summer, where sheâll finally be able to shed her âclass robotâ good girl reputation and start her journey to becoming the next Eddie Vedder! And she canât wait to do it with her best friend and cousin, Vivian, whoâs just moved from Taiwan to Lilyâs California hometown.Â
But as the two cousins work their way through seventh grade, Vivian struggles more and more with her schoolwork, which is all taught in English. If Vivian canât get her grades up, her parents wonât let her go to rock camp.
Determined to help, Lily embarks on a mission to push their school to provide more support for English-as-a-Second-Language learners like Vivian. But her first-generation immigrant family is nervous about Lily challenging the status quo. We should be grateful to be here, they always say.
With Camp Rock Out on the line, Lily will need to decide how far sheâll push against her familyâs wishes in order to stand up and speak out.
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Nicole Chen writes books celebrating the diversity reflected in families all over the world. Her experience growing up Taiwanese American, combined with the Catalan and Spanish influences in her home now, fuels her desire to tell stories that reflect a multicultural American identity. Nicole lives in Menlo Park, California, with her Andorran husband and their young daughter. She is the author of It's Boba Time for Pearl Li! and Lily Xiao Speaks Out. Visit Nicole online at storiesbynicolechen.com.
