Project Mulberry

Julia Song and her friend Patrick want to team up to win a blue ribbon at the state fair, but they can't agree on the perfect project.  Then Julia's mother suggests they raise silkworms as she did years ago in Korea.  Julia wants to do something more American, but Patrick is excited by the idea and finally convinces her.  The optimistic twosome quickly realized that raising silkworms is a lot tougher than they thought.  And Julia never suspected that she'd be discussing the fate of her and Patrick's project with Ms. Park, that author of this book!