The Year of the Fortune Cookie by Andrea Cheng

Author:Andrea Cheng
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Chapter Eleven

Sightseeing

Where is Maow Maow and where is my desk? I hear Mr. Sylvester snoring and I realize that I am not at home. The clock says 1:04 a.m.

My stomach is growling, so I reach for the trail mix in the pocket of my backpack. I eat the raisins first, then the peanuts and the M&M’s. If I were at home, I would be having Cheerios and milk. No, China is thirteen hours ahead, so at home it is two in the afternoon. I would be in math class. I wish I had something cold and juicy, like an apple. I want to read but the light might wake up the Sylvesters. I tiptoe into the bathroom, turn on the light, and start reading Homesick. The author was born in China but she is American. I never really thought of what it would be like to be a white American kid who grew up in China speaking Chinese better than English. Like me, only in reverse. I read half of the book before the sky becomes light.

Finally a little bit of pink sunshine comes in through the small window. I can’t believe I am more than six thousand miles from Cincinnati. At home, Ken and Kaylee and Mom and Dad are probably finishing dinner. Laura and Camille are doing their homework. Maybe Andee is in her art cove, making earrings. Tears come to my eyes. I miss home so much already. How will I last for twelve whole days? Then I remember the blue envelope.

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