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'Albert (Lengy) Lengviriyakul, is fed up with being Thai. His parents own a Thai restaurant with the cheesy name of Thai-riffic! and Lengy is sick of being his father's curry guinea pig, longing to just eat pizza! At school he is a bit of a troublemaker, going to any lengths to hide his background. But when his best friend decides to become Thai for a day for a school project, Lengy stubbornly comes to the realisation that there may just be some pretty cool things about his culture.' (From the publisher's website.)
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'Albert Lengviriyakul, or Lengy for short, is the son of Thai immigrants who own a restaurant with the cheesy name Thai-riffic! Lengy is starting high school and sees this as his opportunity to transform his image from the kid who lives in a restaurant to a cool and popular Aussie teen. When his teacher sets a group assignment that focuses on another culture it becomes apparent Lengy won’t be able to get away from his past as easily as he’d like.
'Through a series of hilarious and heartfelt events involving bulk toilet paper, a purple curry and a trip to the Thai-New Year Sonkram Festival, Lengy sees his Thai background in a new light.'
Source: Author's website.
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Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Thai-Australian character.
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'I'm Lengy and I'm Thai. My parents run a restaurant named Thai-riffic! but I'm always craving hot chips and pizza.'Mum and Dad's idea of a holiday? Going to Thailand to visit all our relatives. Recipe for getting there?
- Survive Dr Needlemouse and his arsenal of needles
- Squeeze in a snappy budget trip to Dreamworld
- Catch a red-back spider for my Auntie
- Fight off a savage bat attack
- Celebrate Christmas, Thai-riffic style!
Recipe for surviving the planning? A heap of good luck and plenty of THAI-NO-MITE! Phew! I'll need a holiday after this . . .' (From the publisher's website.)
Works about this Work
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Thai-riffic! by Oliver Phommavanh
2010
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review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , August 2010;
— Review of Thai-Riffic 2010 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Thai-riffic!
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 54 no. 4 2010; (p. 38-39)
— Review of Thai-Riffic 2010 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Thai-riffic!
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 54 no. 4 2010; (p. 38-39)
— Review of Thai-Riffic 2010 single work children's fiction -
And Some Humour : Oliver Phommavanh - Writing Humour : It's Not Ha Ha Hard!
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 54 no. 4 2010; (p. 15-16) -
Wizards, Vampires and Elbow Grease
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: Australian Author , December vol. 42 no. 3 2010; (p. 20-22) 'Writing for children and young adults requires an ability to inspire wonder combined with deep reserves of patience, says Susanne Gervay.' ()
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[Review] Thai-riffic!
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , June/July no. 191 2010; (p. 9)
— Review of Thai-Riffic 2010 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Thai-riffic!
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 7 August 2010; (p. 24)
— Review of Thai-Riffic 2010 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Thai-riffic!
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies :Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 25 no. 3 2010; (p. 40)
— Review of Thai-Riffic 2010 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Thai-riffic!
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 54 no. 4 2010; (p. 38-39)
— Review of Thai-Riffic 2010 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Thai-riffic!
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 54 no. 4 2010; (p. 38-39)
— Review of Thai-Riffic 2010 single work children's fiction -
Wizards, Vampires and Elbow Grease
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: Australian Author , December vol. 42 no. 3 2010; (p. 20-22) 'Writing for children and young adults requires an ability to inspire wonder combined with deep reserves of patience, says Susanne Gervay.' () -
And Some Humour : Oliver Phommavanh - Writing Humour : It's Not Ha Ha Hard!
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 54 no. 4 2010; (p. 15-16)
Awards
- 2013 honour book KOALA Awards — Older Readers
- 2012 honour book KOALA Awards — Older Readers
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