Soon, Winston and his friends are plunged into an impossible adventure to figure out the truth about Mr. Pang’s Shop itself vanishes, along with its owner, who may or may not have been dead for fifty years. Important things start disappearing from Winston’s home. The broom and the dustpan seem to hold some kind of curse. But when Winston unintentionally touches something else instead, he goes home as the proud owner of a grungy old broom and a matching dustpan. Pang’s Whimsies is full of expensive and possibly magical things like ‘eggs of truth,’ ‘far-seeing eyeballs,’ and ‘kick me’ boots. Then, as his reward, he gets to choose the first thing he touches in the shop. She doesn’t even remember their dad, which makes Winston incredibly sad.Īlso unfair? One day, Winston happens to save a local shopkeeper from getting robbed. His little sister Coco – well, Coco is awesome, but she’s just a toddler. His big sister Phillipa has turned grumpy and withdrawn.

Winston’s mom is barely holding it together. Now, it’s just Winston, his mom and his two sisters, muddling through life as best they can in their tiny San Francisco apartment. Winston’s mo Life is full of unfairness.įor instance, Winston Chu lost his father to a friendly fire accident in Iraq. For instance, Winston Chu lost his father to a friendly fire accident in Iraq.

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