Synopses & Reviews
One girl too many . . .
When a girl is born to Chu Ju's family, it is quickly determined that the baby must be sent away. After all, the law states that a family may have only two children, and tradition dictates that every family should have a boy. To make room for one, this girl will have to go.
Fourteen-year-old Chu Ju knows she cannot allow this to happen to her sister. Understanding that one girl must leave, she sets out in the middle of the night, vowing not to return.
With luminescent detail, National Book Award-winning author Gloria Whelan transports readers to China, where law conspires with tradition, tearing a young woman from her family, sending her on a remarkable journey to find a home of her own.
About the Author
National Book Award-winning author Gloria Whelan crafts a richly textured story about one young woman's will to control her own fate. Ms. Whelan is the best-selling author of many novels for young readers, including Homeless Bird, winner of the National Book Award; Listening for Lions; and Summer of the War. She lives in northern Michigan.