A review by yapha
Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai

4.0

When Jingwen, his younger brother Yanghao, and their mother to Australia, it is so much harder than he ever imagined it would be. He is thrown into a regular 5th grade class and is expected to pick up English along the way. Instead he feels like he has landed on Mars. Or maybe he is the alien. He's not quite sure. It doesn't help that both his mother and younger brother speak and understand English better than him. It had been his father's dream to move to Australia and open their own cake shop. Jingwen thinks that if he can bake all of the cakes on his father's menu, then maybe everything will be alright. So he and Yanghao set out to do it secretly, while their mother works the night shift at a bakery. But nothing goes according to plan. Part hilarious, part heart wrenching, this is a must read for anyone who has ever felt like they don't belong. Highly recommended for grades 4 & up.