A sweet and magical new middle-grade graphic novel about a boba café, an earthquake-causing monster, and an unforgettable summer In the fog laden hills of San Francisco sits a sleepy independent boba café. Run by Jing Li and guarded by her kitty Bao, it comfortably fades into the background. But inside the boba café, theres a secret. Jing is the keeper of the monster of San Francisco. Each day she prepares one giant boba for nine hours to feed it.When Jings granddaughter, Aria, comes to stay with her for the summer she makes it her mission to turn the café around. Aria is quickly aided by Bao, who gives birth to eight perfect kittens. Aria spreads the news of the boba cat café on social media and overnight it is overrun with excited customers. Each day Nainai Li (Grandma Li) finds reasons to close the café but the demand only increases. When she opens, the hill monster is left hungry and small earthquakes begin to plague the city. When Aria secretly follows her Nainai to the hill monster cave she isnt sure what awaits. Will Aria be able to reason with the monster or become its new favorite meal? Or will she disturb its underground existence and cause the Big One?
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Will deliver when available. Publication date 23 Nov 2023
Product Details
Dimensions: 191 x 127mm
Publication Date: 23 Nov 2023
Publisher: Abrams
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781419759574
About Nidhi Chanani
Nidhi Chanani is a freelance illustrator cartoonist and writer. Born in Calcutta and raised in suburban Southern California she creates because it makes her happywith the hope that it can make others happy too. Her debut graphic novel Pashmina received starred reviews from SLJ and PW was a JLG Selection a YALSA Top Ten Great Graphic Novel for Teens and was reviewed in The New York Times among other honors. She has a number of other comics and picture books out in the world as well including Binnys Diwali Jukebox and What Will My Story Be?. Chanani draws and dreams every day with her husband kid and their kittens in the San Francisco Bay Area.