![]() ![]() Lee ambitiously takes on a number of issues with a new school, microaggressions, friendships, and grief, and she artfully manages to balance it all. Just on the verge of settling in, Mindy now must untangle this mess. ![]() The evenly paced plot thickens when a disgruntled classmate, a White boy named Brandon, reports Mindy’s forbidden business to a teacher, causing Sally, Mindy, and Brandon to go to the principal’s office. Encouraged by Sally’s enthusiasm, Mindy starts trading her seaweed, then opts to sell it to raise money for a puppy (a long-held dream of hers) that she hopes will alleviate her father’s sadness. ![]() The next day a White classmate named Sally tries the seaweed and effectively flips public opinion, making Mindy’s lunch very popular. The first day at her new school is discouraging, as she is teased for her lunch of kimchi, seaweed, eggs, and rice. On top of that, Korean American Mindy and her father are still grieving the recent loss of her mom from a long illness. Moving from California to Florida is tough. Young Mindy takes an entrepreneurial approach to a new school and a new life. ![]()
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