Broken

"What’s worse, losing your grandmother’s love or letting an innocent feline take the fall for your crime? If that sounds hyperbolic, it’s also an emotionally accurate encapsulation of how a child’s fear and guilt can sometimes feel overwhelming. Mei Mei has accidentally done the unthinkable: She’s broken her ama’s favorite cup. However, when it’s time to take the blame, she points the finger at her grandmother’s cat instead. Poe’s Tell-Tale Heart has nothing on the deep and penetrating stare of that cat, however, and Mei Mei finds herself unable to keep from confessing her sins in a flood of tears and shame. Forgiveness and cake round out this emotionally exhausting (but still very funny) slice of everyday life. (For ages 3 to 7)"