Tiger daughter
"Wen Zhou is a first-generation daughter of Chinese migrant parents. She has high expectations from her parents to succeed in school, especially her father, whose strict rules leave her feeling trapped. She dreams of creating a future for herself more satisfying than the one her parents expect...
| Main Author: | Lim, Rebecca (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books,
[2023]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
"Wen Zhou is a first-generation daughter of Chinese migrant parents. She has high expectations from her parents to succeed in school, especially her father, whose strict rules leave her feeling trapped. She dreams of creating a future for herself more satisfying than the one her parents expect her to lead. Then she befriends a boy named Henry who is also a first generation immigrant. He is the smartest boy at school despite struggling with his English and understands her in a way nobody has lately. Both of them dream of escaping and together they come up with a plan to take an entrance exam for a selective school far from home. But when tragedy strikes, it will take all of Wen's resilience and tiger strength to get herself and Henry through the storm that follows"-- |
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| Physical Description: |
181 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: |
9780593648971 0593648978 9780593648988 0593648986 |
| Author Notes: |
Rebecca Lim is the author of The Astrologer's Daughter which made the Davitt Awards 2015 shortlists in the category of Young Adult Novel. (Bowker Author Biography) |