Beautiful Country: A Memoir of an Undocumented Childhood by Qian Julie Wang, Qian Julie Wang

Beautiful Country: A Memoir of an Undocumented Childhood

Qian Julie Wang, Qian Julie Wang

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced

320 pages | first published 2021

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In Chinatown, Qian's parents labor in sweatshops. Instead of laughing at her jokes, they fight constantly, taking out the stress of their new life on one another. Shunned by her classmates and teachers for her limited English, Qian takes refuge i...
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emotional 85%
reflective 71%
sad 54%
inspiring 38%
challenging 35%
hopeful 30%
informative 25%
dark 15%
tense 15%
adventurous 4%
funny 3%

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fast 9%

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