Perfect for fans of Animal Crossing and Measuring Up , this whimsical and empowering middle grade graphic novel follows a girl who helps her friends humble food cart stand its ground against the gentrification of their Chinatown neighborhood.
Momo has lived in Town 99 her entire life.
She knows all its quirks and rhythms: the best places to buy fruit, practice tai-chi in the park, and, most of all, get the best meal: Noodle & Bao, run by Momos best friend, Bao, and their amah, Noodle.
But Town 99 is changing.
Rent is becoming unaffordable for Momo and her parents, and even Noodle & Bao has been edged out of its storefront, which was just recently bought out by a new business venture--Fancé Cafe.
Fancé is run by the ambitious Ms.
Jujube and her henchmen, who claim theyre only beautifying Town 99 with good business.
Momo knows thats not true, and knows that if she doesnt do something, shell lose everything she loves about her neighborhood.
From undercover recon to a cook-off proposal, protest signs to petitions, Momo and Bao are on a mission to protect Town 99.
Will they succeed before its too late?.
Michael J. Tougias
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