Boss of the World (Katie Woo)
One look at these attractive covers and young readers will jump into these beginning chapter books all by themselves. In Boss of the World, Katie is a bossy friend until her best friends dont want to be with her anymore. She changes her ways when she rea --Library Media ConnectionSeveral months ago at the library Lily and I happened upon an early reader chapter book written by Fran Manushkin titled, Katie Woo - Boss of the World. Katie, the main character, is Chinese-American. In the story Katie and her friends, JoJo and Pedro, sp --Maryland Families with Children from ChinaWhen I was growing up, it was quite a task to find a book series featuring a female protagonist who was not white.  Ramona Quimby, Nancy Drew, the Sweet Valley Twins, 95% of the Babysitters Club, etc. were all white.  They are wonderful books and childre --Substitutes, FTW! blog