
Published: 10/06/2021

A wonderfully endearing story of family, expectation and creativity, Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths focuses on the eponymous budding artist who is forced to 'babysit' his ex-maths champion grandmother when she visits from China.
Winner of the Jhalak Children’s & Young Adult Prize 2022
Eleven-year-old Danny Chung loves drawing more than anything - certainly more than maths, which, according to his dad and everyone else, is what he is 'supposed' to be good at.
He also loves having his own room where he can draw in peace, so his life is turned upside down when a surprise that he's been promised turns out to be his little, wrinkly, ex-maths-champion grandmother from China. What's worse, Nai Nai has to share his room, AND she takes the top bunk!
Nai Nai can't speak a word of English, which doesn't make things easy for Danny when he is charged with looking after her during his school holidays. Babysitting Nai Nai is NOT what he wants to be doing!
Before long though it becomes clear to Danny that there is more to Nai Nai than meets the eye, and that they have more in common that he thought possible ...
Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781800780019
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 213 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 16 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
' ... wonderful! Full of heart and humour, and it brilliantly highlights the importance of being true to yourself' - Katie Tsang, author of Dragon Mountain
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