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Wai Chim

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Born

in New York, The United States

December 13

Website

http://www.waichim.com

Twitter

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Genre

Children's, Young Adult

Member Since

May 2007

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Wai Chim grew up in New York City and now calls Sydney, Australia home. She is the author of several children and young adult titles. You can find her online at waichim.com or on twitter @onewpc.

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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Wai Chim I have two cousins who moved to the US from China when I was young. There was a bit of a following out and I haven't been in touch with them since I w…moreI have two cousins who moved to the US from China when I was young. There was a bit of a following out and I haven't been in touch with them since I was 12. A couple of years back, I googled them and found one entry of note - an arrest record for a small crime in 2012, with accompanying mug shot. I haven't reached out or followed up more on this thread, but I'm sure this is the beginning of a story exploring family dynamics, migration experiences and personal self-discovery waiting to be unraveled. (less)

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When did you know it was time to say goodbye to Mei and move on to something new and how did it feel letting go?

Wai Chim I wrote Saving the Farm knowing it would be the last title in the series - and in so many ways it felt right. Little Mei has grown up so, so much, goi…moreI wrote Saving the Farm knowing it would be the last title in the series - and in so many ways it felt right. Little Mei has grown up so, so much, going from her entire world being her Ma, Guo and her chooks to opening up her heart to embrace first Cap and Jin, and finally the entire village. Ir felt like I had come as far as I could as the creator. It's hard to say good-bye but I hope my lovely little characters will live on in children's imaginations for a long time to come. :)

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Average rating: 4.0 · 4,886 ratings · 872 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,245 ratings — published 2019 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freedom Swimmer 4.10 avg rating — 430 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hometown Haunts: #LoveOzYA Horror Tales by Poppy Nwosu (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Wai Chim (Goodreads Author), Sarah Epstein (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chook Chook: Mei's Secret Pets 4.56 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shaozhen by Wai Chim (Goodreads Author), Lyn White (Editor) 3.77 avg rating — 30 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last-Place Lin by Wai Chim (Goodreads Author), Freda Chiu (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chook Chook: Little and Lo in the City 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chook Chook: Saving the Farm 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last-Place Lin 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling [Audio] by Wai Chim (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Why #WeNeedDiverseBooks and other thoughts on reading diversity

#WeNeedDiverseBooks has been a wonderful social media campaign promoting diversity in children's literature - and I was lucky enough to share my thoughts about this awesome campaign on Kids' Book Review.

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http://www.kids-bookreview.com/2014/0...

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Series by Wai Chim

Mei's Chooks (3 books)
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Mei's Chooks (3 books)
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“It is my future. And I’m looking forward to it.”
― Wai Chim, The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

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“Love is like that sometimes, all-encompassing, nonsensical and beyond our control.”
― Wai Chim, The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

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“That’s all he thinks is wrong with Ma, that if she was busy enough, she wouldn’t have time to be sad and afraid.”
― Wai Chim, The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

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