The Year of the Dog — Grace Lin

It's the Chinese Year of the Dog! When Pacy's mom tells her that this is a good year for friends, family, and "finding herself," Pacy begins searching right away. As the year goes on, she struggles to find her talent, deals with disappointment, makes a new best friend, and discovers just WHY the year of the dog is a LUCKY one for her after all. This funny and profound book is a wonderful debut novel by prolific picture book author and illustrator Grace Lin, and young readers will be sure to love and treasure it for years to come.