307 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781613831663
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Publication date: 03 May 2011
Description
When Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from Hong Kong to Brooklyn squalor, she begins a secret double life: exceptional schoolgirl during the day, Chinatown sweatshop worker in the evenings. Disguising the more difficult truths of her life-li...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,660 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: 58% | A mix: 32% | 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: 31% | It's complicated: 25% | 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
307 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781613831663
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Publication date: 03 May 2011
Description
When Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from Hong Kong to Brooklyn squalor, she begins a secret double life: exceptional schoolgirl during the day, Chinatown sweatshop worker in the evenings. Disguising the more difficult truths of her life-li...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,660 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: 58% | A mix: 32% | 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: 31% | It's complicated: 25% | 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