By Maisie Chan (author)
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A bighearted tale of family, forgotten stories and the search for belonging, from award-winning author Maisie Chan. Perfect for fans of Benjamin Dean, Jenny Pearson and Helen Rutter.
Nate Yu Riley loves three things: his Switch, his ant farm (especially Betsy, queen of the colony) and his family.
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He's not so sure about some other things, like moving to a big city, starting a new school, and his parents making him do Chinese stuff. They're always trying to get him to embrace his heritage, but Nate can't speak Chinese, and he doesn't know anything about Chinese customs.
But when Nate comes across an old shell casing engraved with a Chinese dragon, he can't stop thinking about it. And when he touches the shell, someone extraordinary appears. A ghost from long ago. Someone who needs Nate's help - and Nate might just need his, too ...
'A firecracker of a book - packed with sparks and surprises' - Frank Cottrell-Boyce
'Truly captivating' - Jen Carney
'An absolute delight' - Clare Weze
' Tender, funny and heartfelt ' - Nazima Pathan
Maisie Chan is a British-born Chinese author. She has written early reader books for Hachette and a collection of fairy tales, myths and legends in Stories From Around the World for Scholastic, as well as many stories for The Big Think: a well-being curriculum based around stories for primary school children. She also started the group Bubble Tea Writers to support and encourage new British East Asian writers in the UK. Originally from Birmingham, Maisie now lives with her family in Glasgow.
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Nate Yu Riley loves three things: his Switch, his ant farm (especially Betsy, queen of the colony) and his family. He's not so sure about some other things, like moving to a big city, starting a new school, and his parents making him do Chinese stuff.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Nate Yu's Blast from the Past and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Nate Yu's Blast from the Past features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Stories about Family and Friends, Historical Fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Recommendations, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Romance / Relationship Stories
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Nate Yu's Blast from the Past was written by Maisie Chan and published by Piccadilly Press an imprint of Bonnier Books UK
Nate Yu's Blast from the Past has 239 pages
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