by Grace Lin
First published 2026
Ling and Ting are getting ready for Lunar New Year. The twins are both Chinese and American, so they get to celebrate the new year twice. They want this year to be especially lucky. As they prepare for the festivities, everything seems to be going well. Then Ting makes a mistake. The twins worry that this error might ruin their chances for good fortune in the coming year. They must figure out whether one small mistake can change everything, or if luck works differently than they thought. Grace Lin continues her beloved early reader series about these twin sisters who navigate their bicultural identity together. The story explores how family traditions create meaning and how siblings support each other through small disasters and big celebrations.
Genres: fiction, family-life, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: found-family, sibling-relationship
Setting: China, United States
Period: 21st-century
48 pages · Paperback · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers