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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

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Lackawanna County Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Albright Memorial Library FICTION KWOK (Text) 50686013877209 Adult Fiction Available -
Taylor Community Library FICTION KWOK (Text) 50692010498700 Adult Fiction Available -
Valley Community Library FICTION KWOK (Text) 50690010740816 Adult Fiction Available -


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