The Thing about Luck

Summer knows that kouun means good luck in Japanese, and this year her family has none of it. Just when she thinks nothing else can possibly go wrong, an emergency whisks her parents away to Japan--right before harvest season. Summer and her little brother are left in the care of their grandparents... ' Things grow from bad to worse, and the Summer knows that she has somehow make her own luck... Another great book for grade 5-9 (age group 10-14), winner of the National Book Award, by the Newbery Medal winner (with her Kira-Kira). Vietnamese translation by Khue Tu.