{"id":5313,"date":"2021-03-28T00:01:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T06:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=5313"},"modified":"2021-03-27T09:15:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T15:15:49","slug":"7-imps-7-kicks-736-featuring-jason-chin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=5313","title":{"rendered":"7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks #736: Featuring Jason Chin"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“We are in the old Pontiac, the red paint faded by years of glinting Ohio sun,
pelting rain, and biting snow.”<\/em>
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\nI’ve a review over at BookPage<\/em> of Andrea Wang’s<\/a><\/strong> beautiful Watercress<\/em> (Neal Porter Books, March 2021), illustrated by Jason Chin<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

I’ll send you here<\/a><\/strong> to read it, and below are some spreads from the book. <\/p>\n


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“From the depths of the trunk, they unearth a brown paper bag, rusty scissors,
and a longing for China.”<\/em>
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“Mom sighs and disappears into her room, returning with an old photo. ‘My family,’ shes says, ‘from before.’ We stare. Mom never talks about her China family. She points to a small boy as thin as a stem of watercress. ‘My little brother. Your uncle.’
We hold our breaths. Mom never told us what happened to him.”<\/em>
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“I take a bite of the watercress and it bites me back with its spicy, peppery taste.
It is delicate and slightly bitter, like Mom’s memories of home.”<\/em>
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\nWATERCRESS. Text copyright \u00a9 2021 by Andrea Wang. Illustrations copyright \u00a9 2021 by Jason Chin and reproduced by permission of the publisher, Neal Porter Books, an imprint of Holiday House, New York.<\/em> <\/p>\n

* * * Jules’s Kicks * * *<\/strong><\/font>
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Note for any new readers: 7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks is a weekly meeting ground for taking some time to reflect on Seven(ish) Exceptionally Fabulous, Beautiful, Interesting, Hilarious, or Otherwise Positive Noteworthy Things from the past week, whether book-related or not, that happened to you. New kickers are always welcome.<\/p>\n

1)<\/strong><\/font> This exquisite book featured here today. Look at the girl’s face in the last spread pictured here. Her expression speaks volumes. <\/p>\n

2)<\/strong><\/font> This NPR profile<\/a><\/strong> of illustrator James Ransome. <\/p>\n

3)<\/strong><\/font> Minari<\/a><\/strong><\/em>. <\/p>\n

4)<\/strong><\/font> Outdoor visits with friends \u2014 with the hopes that soon they will be indoors and not distanced. <\/p>\n

5)<\/strong><\/font> Walks with friends. <\/p>\n

6)<\/strong><\/font> Walks in shorts. <\/p>\n

7)<\/strong><\/font> I’m grateful for the life and work of Beverly Cleary<\/a><\/strong>. This tribute made me smile. It’s from author Celia C. P\u00e9rez, who wrote: “You were not a 90s zinester if you did not have a reference to Ramona Quimby somewhere in your zine (or on your body).”
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\nWhat are YOUR<\/font><\/strong> kicks this week? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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