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How to Draw a Secret
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When 12 year old Cindy is assigned an art project at school to create a piece about "What family means to me", she is stuck. She is not sure how to create an image of her family because she is holding a secret that her father moved back to Taiwan four years ago. To keep her family's secret safe, she decides to draw a perfect family portrait from four years ago. When her grandmother unexpectedly passes away, her family visits Taiwan and even more secrets are revealed about Cindy's family. Now, more than ever, Cindy has no idea how to create a piece of art about her family.
Through detailed and powerful images, Chang skillfully conveys the feelings that Cindy goes through as she tries to work through her feelings about her feeling and her art project. She also interweaves interesting aspects of Taiwanese culture and traditions throughout.
When 12 year old Cindy is assigned an art project at school to create a piece about "What family means to me", she is stuck. She is not sure how to create an image of her family because she is holding a secret that her father moved back to Taiwan four years ago. To keep her family's secret safe, she decides to draw a perfect family portrait from four years ago. When her grandmother unexpectedly passes away, her family visits Taiwan and even more secrets are revealed about Cindy's family. Now, more than ever, Cindy has no idea how to create a piece of art about her family.
Through detailed and powerful images, Chang skillfully conveys the feelings that Cindy goes through as she tries to work through her feelings about her feeling and her art project. She also interweaves interesting aspects of Taiwanese culture and traditions throughout.
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