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Book Launch: Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies – Books Inc. Palo Alto

February 7, 2023 @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PST

Free
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Books Inc. proudly welcomes local and best-selling author Stacey Lee in celebration of her debut middle grade novel Winston Chu vs. The Whimsies.

At this event, Stacey will be in conversation with friend and local author Joanna Ho.

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In this book, best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Stacey’s modern reimagining of a classic Chinese folktale–replete with magic, boba, and lots of trash talking.

Twelve-year-old Winston Chu is supposed to learn impulse control at the cooking academy his mom enrolled him in. But learning to think before he acts won’t happen overnight.

While skateboarding home with a pie in hand, Winston inadvertently stops a robbery at Mr. Pang’s Whimsies, an oddities shop in Chinatown. As a reward, Mr. Pang invites Winston to choose any item in the store. But the strange old man warns Winston to browse carefully, for the first thing Winston touches will be the thing he gets. Before Winston can decide, a magpie flies under a shelf, and he impulsively grabs an old broom to sweep it out.

Mr. Pang hands him the broom, along with a dustpan. “Two for one. Congratulations.”

Deflated, Winston returns home, determined to put the broom incident behind him. Or at least in the closet. But when some of his most beloved possessions go missing, all Winston can think about are the broom and dustpan. Did they somehow take his stuff? And what–or who–will they dispose of next?

It’s time to break into Mr. Pang’s Whimsies, where clearly there’s more going on than meets the far-seeing eyeball. It’s time to fight magic with magic. And this time, Winston better have a plan.

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Date:
February 7, 2023
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PST
Cost:
Free
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https://www.booksinc.net/event/stacey-lee-and-joanna-ho-books-inc-palo-alto

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Books Inc. Palo Alto
855 El Camino Real #74 @ Town & Country Village
Palo Alto, CA 94301 United States
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650-321-0600
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