From the Cybils Shortlist, The Great Wall of Lucy Wu – it was cute. Very cute. Also, sweet.
I like that Lucy – short Asian girl – loved basketball. She wanted nothing to do with Chinese school or traditional Chinese food or speaking Chinese (any more than she already spoke Chinese.) I also love that her parents finally came around to her basketball playing – because it’s good for her to develop leadership skills. I also like that Lucy understood that this was not really the reason she had hoped her parents would come around.
And of course, I love the relationship that Lucy developed with her Aunt. I just with her Aunt had shot a few hoops with her – that would have made the story even better.