Noodles on a Bicycle author-James Patterson & Martin Chatterton with her best friend Mariam

with her best friend Mariam next door

The story needs to be told with pictures

she aches to tell Arin the truth about her engagement--that she agreed to marry the crown prince just to guarantee Arin's freedom--if she could only trust him

brother must confront brother in an epic showdown that threatens to destroy them both and everyone they love

They try to call her back from her adventure time and time again

Noodles on a Bicycle author-James Patterson & Martin Chatterton with her best friend Mariam2025 Caldecott Honor Book! *Signed Bookplate* A vibrant historical picture book about Tokyo's bicycle food deliverers, or demae, who balanced towering trays of steaming hot noodles on their shoulders while navigating crowded city streets. A BOOKPAGE, KIRKUS REVIEWS, AND HORN BOOK BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR When the deliverymen set off in the morning, the children wait for the flicker of pedal and wheel. It's the demae delivery men setting off to deliver