Journal Entry 1 by Geegal on Sunday, December 21, 2008

From Publishers Weekly
April Chen, a 16-year-old Chinese American, has a problem: her grandmother. A "dragon lady" of the old school, Grandma belongs to an entirely different world, both culturally and generationally, and her ideas about a woman's place clash with April's more Westernized views. She openly disapproves of April's Caucasian boyfriend and attempts to undermine her plans to go away to college--as a sure token of the author's skill, Grandma comes across as both manipulative and sympathetic; the reader will share April's affection and even her respect for the cunning old woman. Namioka ( Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear ), an altogether accomplished novelist, deftly weaves narrator April's compelling account of her quest for her own path with a well-developed subplot involving the girl's widowed father and his own struggle for independence. Her characterizations are particularly strong: the Chen family members, and especially the feisty, likable April, are thoroughly believable, and her sensitive handling of April's dilemma and eventual solution sheds light on the Chinese American culture in a manner that at times recalls Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club . Ages 12-up. 

Journal Entry 2 by Geegal at Trade, A Trade -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Released 3 yrs ago (1/21/2009 UTC) at Trade, A Trade -- Controlled Releases

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Journal Entry 3 by appaloosatb from Rochester, Minnesota USA on Wednesday, March 04, 2009

This has arrived safely. Thank you! 

Journal Entry 4 by appaloosatb from Rochester, Minnesota USA on Wednesday, April 08, 2009

This was a great coming-of-age/coming-into-oneself story. Most people will empathize with April's situation of being trapped in a specific role in the family and worrying about how changing that role may hurt/impact the people you love. 

Journal Entry 5 by appaloosatb at Rochester, Minnesota -- Controlled Releases on Monday, October 05, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (10/5/2009 UTC) at Rochester, Minnesota -- Controlled Releases

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