In the beautiful country / Jane Kuo.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York, NY : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: 313 pages ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780063118980
- 006311898X
- In the beautiful country : a new language. a new land. a new life
- A Junior Library Guild selection.
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Fiction | KUO, JANE | Available | 33111010989883 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Fiction | KUO, JANE | Available | 33111010859243 | ||||
Children's Book | Northport Library | Children's Fiction | KUO, JANE | Available | 33111009440443 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
For fans of Jasmine Warga and Thanhhà Lại, this is a stunning novel in verse about a young Taiwanese immigrant to America who is confronted by the stark difference between dreams and reality.
Anna can't wait to move to the beautiful country--the Chinese name for America. Although she's only ever known life in Taiwan, she can't help but brag about the move to her family and friends.
But the beautiful country isn't anything like Anna pictured. Her family can only afford a cramped apartment, she's bullied at school, and she struggles to understand a new language. On top of that, the restaurant that her parents poured their savings into is barely staying afloat. The version of America that Anna is experiencing is nothing like she imagined. How will she be able to make the beautiful country her home?
This lyrical and heartfelt story, inspired by the author's own experiences, is about resilience, courage, and the struggle to make a place for yourself in the world.
Arriving in America, the so-called beautiful country, Anna, a young Taiwanese girl, finds it anything but beautiful as she and her family struggle to make a place for themselves in this world and learn the true meaning of home.
Anna's family is moving from Taiwan to California in America, the beautiful country. But it is nothing like what she imagined: their one-bedroom apartment is tiny. At school she is taunted for the food she brings. The restaurant her parents sunk their entire savings into is losing money. What does it truly mean for a place to become home? -- adapted from jacket
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A Junior Library Guild selection.