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by: Laurence Yep See Larger Image Used Price: $0.93 Collectible Price: $14.95 Third Party New Price: $74.92 Binding: Hardcover EAN: 9780060276881 ISBN: 0060276886 Label: Harpercollins Childrens Books Manufacturer: Harpercollins Childrens Books Number Of Pages: 86 Publication Date: 1998-01 Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Sales Rank: 2175059 Studio: Harpercollins Childrens Books Related Items: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing The Magic Paintbrush From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Just Juice (Scholastic Signature) The Phantom Tollbooth see more Editorial Review: Product Description: Jim doesn't know what to do when his teacher tells him to write an essay about his Grandpop. There's just nothing nice to say about the meanest man in Chinatown. Jim manages to scribble something down and go to bed. But imagine his surprise when he wakes up to find a green, four-armed imp peering down at him. When the imp starts to eat his homework, Jim knows he's in for trouble. Then the imp threatens Grandpop, too. What can they do? Jim's just a kid. And Grandpop's an old man. Or is he? After all, this is Chinatown, where statues speak, stone lions prowl the streets, and an elderly man turns into a supernatural warrior. Join Jim and his Grandpop on a wild, magical ride that teaches Jim there's more to Grandpop and Chinatown than meets the eye.Two-time Newbery Honor author Laurence Yep interweaves fantasy, humor, and a celebration of family into this entertaining tale. 2000 Georgia Children's Book Award and 01-02 Land of Enchantment Book Award Masterlist (Gr. 3-6) Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - The Imp That Ate My Homework The Imp that ate my homework By: Laurence Yep ...Period: P.1 The book is about a boy named Jim who doesn't know what to do when his teacher tells him to write an essay about his grandpop. All the people in Chinatown call Jim's grandpop the meanest man in Chinatown and well, Jim thinks there is nothing nice to say about him. Jim manages to think something up, write it down, and go to bed. In the morning, he wakes up to find a green, four-armed imp peering down at him. First the ... Read More Rating: - Delightful Imp Young Jim is not at all interested in his family's chineseheritage. But that all changed when "The Imp "eats his homework and gets him in further trouble at school. Not knowing what else to do, Jim asks his Grandpop for help and that's when the ride begins. Turns out that The "imp" wants revenge on Jim's family because Grandpop is really the reincarnation of a legendary imp-fighter. Together Jim and his Grandpop chase the imp all over San Francisco's chinatown, all the while learning a bit here ... Read More Browse for similar items by category: Ages 9-12 - Children's Books - Subjects - Books - Staff Favorites Ages 9-12 - Children's Books - Subjects - Books - General Ages 9-12 - Children's Books - Subjects - Books - General AAS ( Y ) - Authors & Illustrators, A-Z - Children's Books - Subjects - Books - Yep, Laurence Issues - Children's Books - Subjects - Books - Multiculturalism