Girl in translation
(Book)
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Lexile measure:
840L
Rating:
840L
Status:
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction
KWOK
Fuquay-Varina Community - Adult Fiction
KWOK
West Regional - Adult Fiction
KWOK
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Published:
New York : Riverhead Books, 2011.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Riverhead trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc:
307 pages ; 20 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781594485152, 9781594487569, 1594487561, 1594485151, 9781594485152 (pbk.)
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.7, 13 Points
Level 5.7, 13 Points
Lexile measure:
840
Notes
General Note
Copyright date 2010.
Description
Emigrating with her mother from Hong Kong to Brooklyn, Kimberly Chang begins a secret double life as an exceptional schoolgirl during the day and sweatshop worker at night, an existence also marked by her first crush and the pressure to save her family from poverty.
Description
Caught between the pressure to succeed in America, her duty to their family, and her own personal desires, Kimberly Chang, an immigrant girl from Hong Kong, learns to constantly translate not just her language but herself back and forth between the worlds she straddles.
Target Audience
840L,Lexile
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APA Citation (style guide)
Kwok, J. (2011). Girl in translation. First Riverhead trade paperback edition. New York, Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kwok, Jean. 2011. Girl in Translation. New York, Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kwok, Jean, Girl in Translation. New York, Riverhead Books, 2011.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kwok, Jean. Girl in Translation. First Riverhead trade paperback edition. New York, Riverhead Books, 2011.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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