Lensey Namioka Libros

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Third Sister in the Tao family, Ailin has watched her two older sisters go through the painful process of having their feet bound. In China in 1911, all the women of good families follow this ancient tradition. But Ailin loves to run away from her governess and play games with her male cousins. Knowing she will never run again once her feet are bound, Ailin rebels and refuses to follow this torturous tradition. As a result, however, the family of her intended husband breaks their marriage agreement. And as she enters adolescence, Ailin finds that her family is no longer willing to support her. Chinese society leaves few options for a single woman of good family, but with a bold conviction and an indomitable spirit, Ailin is determined to forge her own destiny. Her story is a tribute to all those women whose courage created new options for the generations who came after them.

April Chen faces a conflict between her aspirations for college and her responsibilities to her family, particularly her grandmother, who disapproves of her boyfriend, Steve. As the only girl in her family, April grapples with the expectations placed upon her while yearning for independence. This struggle prompts her to seek a path that allows her to define her identity on her own terms, highlighting themes of familial duty, personal growth, and the quest for self-discovery.

FIONA CHENG IS half and half: Her father is Chinese and her mother is Scottish. Fiona looks more like her father than her mother, so people always expect her to be more interested in her Chinese half than her Scottish half. Lately even Fiona’s confused about who she really is.“A realistic, gentle and funny tale.”— Detroit News & Free Press“Readers will identify with Fiona’s struggle to fit in.”— Publishers Weekly

The house lights dim. The curtain begins to rise... ...on ten original one-act plays by some of today's best writers of young adult fiction; Some of the plays are funny, some serious; all offer special insights into the problems and triumphs of teenagers;

Im China des Jahres 1921 träumen die meisten 16-jährigen Mädchen von ihrer Hochzeit, doch Yanyan hat andere Pläne: Sie will Ärztin werden. Ihre Leidenschaft für traditionelle chinesische und westliche Medizin begleitet sie seit ihrer Kindheit, und mit der Unterstützung ihres Vaters verfolgt sie entschlossen ihr Ziel. Doch als sie den attraktiven Abenteurer Liang Baoshu trifft, wird ihr Leben auf den Kopf gestellt. Baoshu bringt nicht nur ihre Familie in politische Schwierigkeiten, sondern zwingt Yanyan auch, ihre Zukunftspläne zu überdenken. Die Entscheidung für ein gemeinsames Leben mit ihm würde bedeuten, ihre Träume aufzugeben. Letztlich wählt Yanyan das Medizinstudium in den USA, wo sie sich in einer fremden Welt als Außenseiterin behaupten muss. Trotz der Herausforderungen findet sie Freundschaften und trifft einen Mann, der ihre Ambitionen respektiert. Der Roman erzählt von Yanyans Weg und knüpft an die Geschichte ihrer Freundin Ailin an, die sich gegen die Tradition des Füße-Einbindens auflehnt. Die Presse lobt das Buch für seinen Mut, veraltete Konventionen zu hinterfragen und die eigene Stimme zu finden, und empfiehlt es sowohl Jugendlichen als auch Erwachsenen.