the+year+of+rat

book name: The year of the rat. book author: Grace Lin summery: This book is about a girl called Grace, she is from Taiwan. Her parents called her Pacy. She got a best friend call Melody. They almost do every things togerther in school,but one day that melody neet to move to California, and that change everythings. Grace is very happy with her life as it is and is not sure that she wants there to be any "new beginnings.” But the new year has other plans for her, and change does, in fact, come quickly. First, Melody and her family move away to California. To make matters worse, Grace’s schoolmates expect her to be friends with the new boy in class, simply because they share the same cultural background (Asian, though Grace is Taiwanese and the new boy is Chinese). She resents them for that. And even more so she resents the new boy and his family for having moved into Melody's old home. Can Grace survive and learn to embrace the changes that the Year of the Rat brings?