Pie in the Sky

This is a sweet middle grade story about dealing with grief and humiliation and adapting to a new place.
The POV character is an 11 year old boy with an annoying (but also helpful) little brother. He navigates his way through the school year where he doesn't know the language and struggles to make friends. The loss of his father weighs heavily on his heart. It ends on s happy note. Well done.

Iowa choice for 2021

Started it and it's does really well balancing text/images...so when an image can say more it's in its place and vice versa. - I ran out of time to read this but i'd like to continue. Great kid's read so far!