Pie in the Sky, Remy Lai
Pie in the Sky, Remy Lai
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Pie in the Sky

Author: Remy Lai

Narrator: Remy Hii

Unabridged: 5 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/17/2019


Synopsis

A poignant, laugh-out-loud middle-grade novel--adapted for audio--about an eleven-year-old boy's immigration experience, his annoying little brother, and their cake-baking hijinks! Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang!

Recipient of FIVE starred reviews!

"Pie in the Sky is like enjoying a decadent cake . . . heartwarming and rib-tickling." -Terri Libenson, bestselling author of Invisible Emmie

When Jingwen moves to a new country, he feels like he's landed on Mars. School is torture, making friends is impossible since he doesn't speak English, and he's often stuck looking after his (extremely irritating) little brother, Yanghao.

To distract himself from the loneliness, Jingwen daydreams about making all the cakes on the menu of Pie in the Sky, the bakery his father had planned to open before he unexpectedly passed away. The only problem is his mother has laid down one major rule: the brothers are not to use the oven while she's at work. As Jingwen and Yanghao bake elaborate cakes, they'll have to cook up elaborate excuses to keep the cake making a secret from Mama.

Remy Lai's hilarious, moving middle-grade debut, with its pitch-perfect writing, makes for a scrumptious audiobook adaptation. It will appeal to fans of Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham's Real Friends, Kelly Yang's Front Desk, and Jerry Craft's New Kid.

* "The humor [is] akin to that of Jeff Kinney's popular 'Wimpy Kid' series . . . the perfect mixture of funny and emotionally resonant." --School Library Journal, starred review

About Remy Lai

Remy Lai is a winner of the Sid Fleischman Humor Award and Golden Kite Honor. She was born in Indonesia, grew up in Singapore, and now lives in Brisbane, Australia. Remy writes illustrated prose and graphic novels, including Pawcasso, Pie in the Sky, and Fly on the Wall. She is also the author-illustrator of a young reader graphic novel adventure series, Surviving the Wild: Star the Elephant, Rainbow the Koala, and Sunny the Shark. Her most recent graphic novel, Ghost Book, is inspired by Chinese mythology. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by CW ✨

My full review can be found in my blog, The Quiet Pond. There are books that I love -- and there are books, like Pie in the Sky, that stay in my heart forever. I loved this book so so much - prepare for me to YELL about this book. - A MG novel filled with gorgeous illustrations by Lai herself! - It fo......more

Goodreads review by Betsy

This year, I stumbled into an unexpected pattern. Though I didn’t quite mean to, I ended up reading a whole slew of middle grade novels that were funny. I’m not avoiding the serious stuff, but through a series of unlikely events I found myself diving deep into funny book after funny book. Now a hila......more

Goodreads review by Rajani

I was lucky enough to read this book before it was published...what a hilarious, poignent, GORGEOUS middle grade book! The feeling of being in a strange alien world, and then realizing YOU'RE the alien, will be familiar to every kid, immigrant or not, because that's part of growing up. I didn't see......more

Goodreads review by Darla

This book made me want to eat cake! Yingwen (11) feels like he is on an alien planet when he and his little brother immigrate to Australia with their mother. He grows weary of attempting to speak and understand English. It is such a tedious process and he feels like he is SLOW. Because of his fond m......more