Kimchi & Calamari

7 best books like Kimchi & Calamari (Rose Kent): Front Desk, The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery, A Mango-Shaped Space, Sophia's War: A Tale of the Revolution, The United States of Trump: How the President Really Sees America, What Not to Do If You Turn Invisible, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden

Front Desk

Author	Kelly Yang
ISBN	1338157795

Mia Tang has a lot of secrets.

Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests.

Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner,...

The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery

Author	Steve Sheinkin
ISBN	1596434864

Most people know that Benedict Arnold was America's first, most notorious traitor. Few know that he was also one of its greatest war heroes. This accessible biography introduces young readers to the real Arnold: reckless, heroic, and driven. Packed with first-person accounts, astonishing battle...

A Mango-Shaped Space

Author	Wendy Mass
ISBN	0316058254

Having strong synesthesia myself, I was not very pleased with the way it is portrayed in this book. I understand that Mass does not have synesthesia herself and that this lack of experience clearly makes it difficult for her to portray the condition accurately. Nonetheless, throughout the novel, she...

Sophia's War: A Tale of the Revolution

Author	Avi
ISBN	1442414413

Lives hang in the balance in this gripping Revolutionary War adventure from a beloved Newbery Medalist.

In 1776, young Sophia Calderwood witnesses the execution of Nathan Hale in New York City, which is newly occupied by the British army. Sophia is horrified by the event and resolves to do...

The United States of Trump: How the President Really Sees America

Author

Bill O'Reilly

A rare, insider’s look at the life of Donald Trump from Bill O'Reilly, the bestselling author of the Killing series, based on exclusive interview material and deep research Readers around the world have been enthralled by journalist and New York Times bestselling author Bill O’Reilly’s...

What Not to Do If You Turn Invisible

Author	Ross Welford
ISBN	0008156352

From the author of the unforgettable bestseller TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER comes another surprising, beautiful and funny novel about a child who, by disappearing, will write herself into your heart forever…

Turning invisible at will: it’s one way of curing your acne. But far more...

The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden

Author	Karina Yan Glaser
ISBN	1328770028

Return to Harlem's "wildly entertaining" family in this funny, heartwarming sequel. When catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbors, the Vanderbeeker children set out to build the best, most magical healing garden in Harlem—in spite of a locked fence, thistles and trash, and the conflicting...