Sari-Sari Summers Auto Lawr. Schimel Chicago Public Library Best Picture

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Sari-Sari Summers Auto Lawr. Schimel Chicago Public Library Best PictureIn this love letter to the Philippines (and to grandmothers), a young girl comes up with a brilliantly delicious way to attract customers after a heat wave leaves her lolas store empty. Nora loves spending summers with Lola at her sari sari store, a treasure trove filled with everything you could need, from hair accessories to toys, creamy yema to sour tamarind candy. And this year, Nora is big enough to help her grandmother. But when a heat wave