This βfirst-rate,β hysterically funny debut novel βthat belongs on every multicultural reading listβ (Kirkus Reviews) is one of Kirkusβs Best Books of 2013.
When Vee Crawford-Wongβs history teacher assigns an essay on his family history, Vee knows heβs in trouble. His parentsβChinese-born dad and Texas-bred Momβare 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, Veeβs father agrees. But halfway around the world is a long way to go to find what Vee has been searching for the whole timeβwho he really is.