In 1983 seventh-grader David Da-Wei Horowitz has a lot to worry about--his bar mitzvah is coming soon; his Jewish and Chinese grandmothers argue about everything; his teammates for the upcoming trivia contest, Scott and Hector, do not like each other; he is beginning to notice girls; and Scott has persuaded him to begin digging a fallout shelter just in case the Cold War heats up.
year: 2019
call number/section: 1000
subjects: ethnicity, fiction, jews, united states, chinese americans, family life, grandmothers, friendship, united states, social life and customs, fiction, history, bildungsromans, humorous fiction