Rin-rin Yu
Feb 17, 2026
Hardcover
Juvenile Fiction / Asian American & Pacific Islander / Family / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism
Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7
A sparkling debut novel featuring a Chinese American girl doing her best to stay true to herself in a world that often judges
Some days Ping-Ping feels like she just can’t win. She was born in the US, so it’s frustrating when people are surprised by how American she is, but her Chinese relatives feel she’s not Chinese enough. But the things bugging her the most lately are her classmate Lee Beaumont, who has taken to calling her “French Fry” because of the tofu sticks she eats at lunch, and the possibility that her family will have to relocate to Kenya for her father’s UN job.
Some days Ping-Ping feels like she just can’t win. She was born in the US, so it’s frustrating when people are surprised by how American she is, but her Chinese relatives feel she’s not Chinese enough. But the things bugging her the most lately are her classmate Lee Beaumont, who has taken to calling her “French Fry” because of the tofu sticks she eats at lunch, and the possibility that her family will have to relocate to Kenya for her father’s UN job.
Story Locale: Edgewood, NY
