Look what just arrived from my publisher, Penguin Random House: 
Alvin Ho Allergic to the Great Wall is now out in paperback! Woohoo!
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Read about Alvin’s scary and scarier adventures in China for summer reading. It’s still not too late!
xxoo
Dear Reader,
For those of you who have Alvin on your summer reading list, it’s not too late. There are several more lazy weeks of summer left, so run, make haste, hurry to your nearest library, before it’s too late!!!
And for those of you who want to really impress your teacher, by doing your summer reading in Chinese …
Here’s Alvin in Chinese! 
Aren’t they fabulous?!!! Translated into Simplified Chinese, the series is being published by Shanghai Gaotan in China.
Happy Summer Reading!!!
XXOOXOX
DENGFENG — 31 October 2012 — There are no trains to Dengfeng. To get there, you either drive, take a taxi or ride a local bus. I had hopped on the bus — the cheapest (36 yuan, or about $5.70) and hopefully, most adventurous option — and it did not disappoint.
First, it made many stops along the way, picking up passengers standing by the side of the road.
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