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Girl in translation / Jean Kwok.

Kwok, Jean. (Author).

Summary:

Ah-Kim Chang and her mother immigrate to Brooklyn, where they work for Kim's Aunt Paula in a Chinatown clothing factory earning barely enough to keep them alive; however, Kim's perseverance and hard work earns her a place at an elite private school where she is befriended by Annette, who helps her adjust to American culture.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781594487569 (trade)
  • ISBN: 9781594485152 (soft cover)
  • ISBN: 1594487561
  • Physical Description: 293 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2010.

Content descriptions

Citation/References Note:
Library Journal, February 2010
Publisher's Weekly, March 2010
Booklist, April 2010
Library Journal
Publisher's Weekly
Booklist
Target Audience Note:
Adult Follett Library Resources
Adult
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader UG 5.7 13 13 143894
Subject: Chinese > New York (State) > New York > Fiction.
Women immigrants > Fiction.
Chinese American teenagers > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Chinese > Fiction.
Women immigrants > Fiction.
Chinese Americans > Fiction.
Teenagers > Fiction.
Mother-daughter relationship > Fiction.
New York (N.Y.)

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at Lehigh Carbon Library Cooperative.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 4 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Emmaus Public Library FIC KWOK, JEAN (Text) 36446001803721 Adult Fiction Available -
Lower Macungie Library FIC KWO (Text) 33400001000598 Adult Fiction Available -
Southern Lehigh Public Library FIC KWO (Text) 30044100489022 Adult Fiction Available -
Dimmick Main Library F KWO (Text) 30444100155138 Adult Fiction Available -


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