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In the beautiful country / Jane Kuo

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextEdition: First editionDescription: 313 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780063118980
  • 006311898X
Other title:
  • In the beautiful country : A new language. A new land. A new life
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • FIC KUO
Summary: 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 homeSummary: 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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Fiction MVS Library Curved Riser Shelves F- Fiction (Juvenile) FIC KUO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 4008949

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

Ages 8-12

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