Book

Tiger daughter

Call Number

  • J LIM (CEN, EAS, OSH)

Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, [2023]

Physical Description

181 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

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"--

Contents

  • Small misfortunes
  • Bad news has wings
  • Not do, not die (Bù zuò bù sǐ)
  • Common people
  • One step, one footprint (Yībù yīgè jiǎoyìn)
  • The right path
  • Eight dishes for luck
  • Something from nothing
  • Danger
  • Everything changes (Yīqiè dōu gǎibiàn)
  • Leaving, and returning.

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