290 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781594487569
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead
Publication date: 29 April 2010
Description
Introducing a fresh, exciting Chinese-American voice, an inspiring debut about an immigrant girl forced to choose between two worlds and two futures. When Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from Hong Kong to Brooklyn squalor, she quickly beg...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,642 reviews
Moods
inspiring 63%
reflective 59%
hopeful 53%
sad 39%
challenging 24%
informative 13%
tense 11%
funny 9%
dark 8%
adventurous 6%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 1% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2% | No: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Racism, XenophobiaModerate
Sexual content, Death of parent, BullyingMinor
Alcoholism, Drug use, Terminal illness
290 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781594487569
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead
Publication date: 29 April 2010
Description
Introducing a fresh, exciting Chinese-American voice, an inspiring debut about an immigrant girl forced to choose between two worlds and two futures. When Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from Hong Kong to Brooklyn squalor, she quickly beg...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,642 reviews
Moods
inspiring 63%
reflective 59%
hopeful 53%
sad 39%
challenging 24%
informative 13%
tense 11%
funny 9%
dark 8%
adventurous 6%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 22%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 1% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2% | No: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Racism, XenophobiaModerate
Sexual content, Death of parent, BullyingMinor
Alcoholism, Drug use, Terminal illness