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Another coming of age novel, set in Canada. This will be the Oregon Reads selection for 2007. The main character, a young Chinese girl, is caught between two cultures, and also between two sides of a family. Not as good as Kite Runner, but an insightful look into an immigrant's stuggle with the outside world and also the private world within the family.
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Patricia, August 22, 2006
Another coming of age novel, set in Canada. This will be the Oregon Reads selection for 2007. The main character, a young Chinese girl, is caught between two cultures, and also between two sides of a family. Not as good as Kite Runner, but an insightful look into an immigrant's stuggle with the outside world and also the private world within the family.(12 of 20 readers found this comment helpful)