Five cousins. One missing parrot. No parents. What could go wrong?
When Jia volunteers to babysit her cousins while their parents attend a wedding, she’s determined to show how responsible she is, even if she’s small for her age. But it’s difficult to manage everyone’s personalities and her own expectations. After her brother Eugene’s pet parrot goes missing, a calm night turns into a cousin adventure across town! Can Jia get the Kwon crew back home before the adults return?
Meet the Kwon Cousins, a new series by Jessica Kim, with illustrations by Victoria Ying. On their sunny San Diego cul-de-sac, adventure is always next door. Eugene (7) secretly keeps a zoo’s worth of rescue pets. Twins Mina and Minji (8) hatch plans from their tree house. Nick (10) investigates every bump in the night, and Jia (11) tries to keep all her cousins in line. Even when the Kwon cousins bicker about the best way to unstick a head wedged in the stairs, they always know they can solve any problem if they work together.
Check out the next book in the Kwon Cousins series:
The Kwon Cousins Can’t Be Cursed
Author
Jessica Kim
Jessica Kim writes about Asian American kids finding their way in the world. Before she was an author, Jessica studied education at UC Berkeley and spent ten years teaching third, fourth, and fifth grades in public schools. She now lives in Southern California with her family. Learn more about Jessica at JessKimWrites.com.
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Victoria Ying
Raised in California, Victoria Ying is an author and illustrator of beloved children’s books. She realized that she had a true eye for detail when she fell in loves with comic books when she was a teenager. This interest in comics led her to a successful career in animation. Her credits include Tangled, Wreck it Ralph, Frozen, Paperman, Big Hero 6, and Moana.
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