num_pages: 40
description: Shocked that her parents are cooking Chinese food to sell in the family store on an all-American holiday, a feisty Chinese American girl tries to tell her mother and father how things really are. But as the parade passes by and fireworks light the sky, she learns a surprising lesson.
language: English
title: Apple Pie 4th of July
titlecomplete: Apple Pie 4th of July
genres: Realistic Fiction, Holiday, Cultural, Childrens, Asian Literature, Picture Books, Food, Family, China, Fiction
ratings_count: 586
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Charlotte Zolotow Award
category: Highly Commended Title, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
category: Children's Illustrator
publisher: Clarion Books