Well-written but consider pre-reading

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	• The Key Collection Andrea Cheng Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2003 - 112 pages average customer review:based on 1 review view larger image
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Well-written but consider pre-reading

This is really well-written - but as a parent I want to add that it might bother some sensitive souls, especially if they are going through something similar. I just saw it at the library and could really feel the pain of having his grandmother move away - although in some ways it deepened his relationship with her -and with others.

One tiny nit-pick: I wish his grandmother had been called "Nai Nai" (paternal grandmother, following official pinyin transliteration rules) instead of Ni Ni, but I was able to move past that. It could be a pet name that I had not heard of.

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An intergenerational and cross-cultural story of love and friendship. The lines around Ni NiÂ?s eyes were deeper than before. Her hair was thin and grey. I wanted to tell her that she didnÂ?t have to move. She didnÂ?t have to move at all. Nobody would make her. We could explain to Auntie Helen that she was not ready. Not yet. Not for a long while. Xiao JimmyÂ?s Grandma Ni Ni is his favorite person in all the world. Ni Ni cooks delicious jiao zi, teaches Jimmy Chinese characters, and always has wonderful stories and fascinating objectsÂ?like the key collectionÂ?to share with him. So when Jimmy learns that Ni Ni must move far away to California, he feels heÂ?s losing his best friend. In time, however, Jimmy discovers there are ways to bridge distance, and to make new friends in the process. This warm and reassuring novel explores a special relationship that crosses cultures and generations, and holds strong when tested.

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