Happy Birthday or Whatever: Track Suits, Kim Chee, and Other Family Disasters

Author: Annie Choi
Meet Annie Choi. She fears cable cars and refuses to eat anything that casts a shadow. Her brother thinks chicken is a vegetable. Her father occasionally starts fires at work. Her mother collects Jesus trading cards and wears plaid like it’s a job. No matter how hard Annie and her family try to understand one another, they often come up hilariously short.,,But in the midst o….Read More
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