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Watercress

Andrea Wang

A Chinese American girl joins her family in gathering wild watercress beside a road in Ohio. She feels embarrassed by the stop, but her mother shares memories from China that reveal why the food matters to their family. Through the watercress, the girl begins to understand the connection between a familiar meal, her parents’ immigrant experience, and family memories that link the past with the present.

This book appears on 7 reading lists across 2 editions from 7 organizations.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
AD610L
ATOS Book Level
4
Word Count
497
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
O
Themes
Cultural Heritage · Family · Food And Cooking · Immigration And Migration
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Neal Porter Books
Published
March 30, 2021
Pages
32
ISBN-13
9780823446247
Language
English
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