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Mami King: How Ma Mon Luk Found Love, Riches, and the Perfect Bowl of Soup

By Jacqueline Chio-Lauri
Illustrators Illustrated by Kristin Sorra Edition

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Publisher Lerner Imprint Millbrook Press ISBN

9781728492353

Mami King: How Ma Mon Luk Found Love, Riches, and the Perfect Bowl of Soup

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Rejected by the parents of the girl he loves for being poor, Ma Mon Luk strikes out from China and boards a steamship headed for the Philippines in 1918.



He vows to make a fortune and return for his beloved. Ma creates a chicken noddle soup he calls mami—"ma" for his name and "mi" for noodles—and peddles it as a street vendor. He eventually earns enough to open his own restaurant and wins the approval of the parents of his true love. Joyful illustrations from award-winning illustrator Kristin Sorra and heartwarming text from debut picture book author Jacqueline Chio-Lauri blend together to create a delicious story about creativity, perseverance, and the perfect bowl of soup.
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