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"It is a very nice book. Must read for children " - as said by my daughter

A book that cannot be described in words. It is a novel literally fighting against racism and towards equality. I would recommend it for kids and adults both

Middle school to adults everyone should read this book. Such a wholesome book. Easily favourite book of all time. Please read this book.

A nice read for teenagers!

Amazing paper quality & good to read

"You can't win if you don't play."This is the kind of book I would want every school library must have."It's going to be okay. I'll make friends, and if I don't, I'll borrow books from the library."(Her first thought on attending a new school.)This is the story of a girl whose family moved from China and is having a hard time dealing with the difficult owner of the motel where her parents are given the job of full-time managers.They meet different kinds of people, the good and the bad. The way the story is being written tells that giving up and living like a victim are not the solutions. I loved how hopeful this story made me feel. It feels so good reading about a family struggling their days to survive but living their lives like they would do everything they could to protect themselves and those they care about. It's their never giving up attitude on the ones they love that made all the difference. Unity in diversity indeed."I would make them a cup of tea if they were having a bad day. And I would get it out of them what happened. Because sometimes terrible things happen, but there's nothing more terrible than not having anybody to tell it to."The multicultural representation is done so well. The culture shock and the circumstances in which the new migrants struggle to survive, the ways they try to adjust to the unfairness and how things really get to be difficult for them are shown in the story in such a way that it's realistic and told quite genuinely.There are so many stories happening in this story! I loved every bit of it. Such a good book. I don't know what I have been reading all this time."Here we are, strangers from all corners of the world, blown to the Calivista by the winds of life, only to find each other and reemerge as a new family.""Life's short and it's important to celebrate the good stuff when it happens."*Bullying, racist remarks and actsAnd this one on gender discrimination that still exists:"There used to be a time when I let my cousins walk all over me. They were all boys, and I was the only girl, and in China, girls are kind of like spare tires. It's nice if you have one, but they're not important."You will come across one of the most hateful fictional characters in this book. Mr. Yao. Go to hell.And seriously, mothers stop putting down your daughters. It sucks as it happens more in real.Do read the author's note at the end of the book. You will see why the story is so real.Dear author, you're the best writer as Mia is in the story. I see you in her.

Book doesn’t seem to be new, and appears to be a second hand copy.

It’s a great book. The story is absolutely brilliant. My daughter who is 10 years old loved it. In fact I too liked it quite a lot. However the paper quality is not good. Given the cost of the book the paper is very cheap. I felt like it was a copy.

My daughter loved this book it talked about real life things it talk about a lot of subjects it is a great book to read and we love the series definitely should buy

This was a fascinating and captivating story from start to finish.Although the book is rated for readers age 9-12, I bought this for my 8 year old granddaughter. After skimming the first chapter and a half, I wasn't certain this is a book written for children.Anyway, our library had an audio version available, so I borrowed it and started listening... and ended up spending the next 7 hours listening to the entire book.In my opinion, the writer, Kelly Yang, has that special knack for story telling that's akin to Nicholas Sparks. I mention this because many published authors abound who don't have as great a story telling ability that matches their expert writing ability; and there IS this difference.I can whole-heartedly recommend this book to readers of all ages. My granddaughter is getting the book for Christmas.

Tudo em ordem e no prazo

Teaches about life in California. The ups and downs of immigration and inspires kids to become a writer. Kelly Yang writes happy, strong character books with a little political viewpoints interlocked. We spread the books as gifts and all my kid’s classmates here in Singapore want to read that book now.The whole series is great. Then there are a few other books that are good but not as great imho.

大変なことがたくさん起こり、途中読み進めるのがつらくもなったが、読後感は清々しい。とても読みやすい英語なのもよかった。