This โfirst-rate,โ hysterically funny debut novel โthat belongs on every multicultural reading listโ (Kirkus Reviews) is one of Kirkusโs Best Books of 2013.
When Vee Crawford-Wongโs history teacher assigns an essay on his family history, Vee knows heโs in trouble. His parentsโChinese-born dad and Texas-bred Momโare mysteriously and stubbornly close-lipped about his heritage. So, Vee makes up an essay about the grandfather he never knew.
The deception begins to spiral out of control when Vee and his best friend, Madison, forge a letter from his relatives in China, asking his father to bring Vee for a visit. Astonishingly, Veeโs father agrees. But halfway around the world is a long way to go to find what Vee has been searching for the whole timeโwho he really is.