A review by kayleeacton
Watercress by Andrea Wang

5.0

Watercress is about a family who spots watercress growing in a ditch while driving down the road. They pull over and instruct their children to help pull the watercress to eat later. At the dinner table, the daughter does not want to eat it, which causes the mother to talk about her old Chinese family. This is never talked about, so with shame and guilt, she eats the watercress. I would offer this book as a group or independent book to be read by my students. There is an important message behind this book. Memories should be shared, even if they are painful.