Lisa See
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English
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The latest historical novel from New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, inspired by the true story of a woman physician from 15th-century China—perfect for fans of See’s classic Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and The Island of Sea Women. According to Confucius, “an educated woman is a worthless woman,” but Tan Yunxian—born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness—is being raised by her grandparents...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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An evocative story of friendship set against the backdrop of a nineteenth-century China in which women suffered from foot binding, isolation, and illiteracy follows an elderly woman and her companion as they communicate their hopes, dreams, joys, and tragedies through a unique secret language. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"A new novel from Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and family secrets on a small Korean island. Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends that come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough, they begin working in the sea with their village's all-female diving collective, led by Young-sook's mother. As the girls take...
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Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"A thrilling new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa See explores the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter who has been adopted by an American couple. Li-yan and her family align their lives around the seasons and the farming of tea. There is ritual and routine, and it has been ever thus for generations. Then one day a jeep appears at the village gate--the first automobile any of them have seen--and a stranger arrives. In...
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English
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"In 1938, Ruby, Helen and Grace, three girls from very different backgrounds, find themselves competing at the same audition for showgirl roles at San Francisco's exclusive "Oriental" nightclub, the Forbidden City. Grace, an American-born Chinese girl has fled the Midwest and an abusive father. Helen is from a Chinese family who have deep roots in San Francisco's Chinatown. And, as both her friends know, Ruby is Japanese passing as Chinese. At times...
Author
Series
Red princess mysteries volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 19
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English
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When the body of an American archaeologist is found floating in the Yangzi River, Ministry of Public Security agent Liu Hulan and her husband, American attorney David Stark, are dispatched to Site 518 to investigate. As Hulan scrutinizes his death, David, on behalf of the National Relics Bureau, tries to discover who has stolen from the site an artifact that may prove to the world China's claim that it is the oldest uninterrupted civilization on earth....
10) On Gold Mountain
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the experiences of a Chinese-American family in California, beginning with the immigration of the author's great-great-grandfather in the late 1800s
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
In a story set largely in Beijing, a Chinese cop and an American DA uncover the conspiracy behind a series of high-profile murders, revealing China's venerable culture, its teeming economy, and its institutionalized cruelty.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
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Chinese police detective Liu Hulan agrees to work undercover to discover the truth about a young girl's mysterious suicide, but she soon finds herself involved in a dangerous conspiracy that seems to be linked to her lover's newest company.
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"According to Confucius, “an educated woman is a worthless woman,” but Tan Yunxian — born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness — is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Her grandmother is one of only a handful of female doctors in China, and she teaches Yunxian the pillars of Chinese medicine, the Four Examinations — looking, listening, touching, and asking — something a man can never do with...
14) China dolls
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Publisher
Random House Large Print
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Overcoming respective pasts to audition for showgirl roles at an exclusive San Francisco nightclub, three Asian-American girls rely on each other for survival until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor causes one of them to be betrayed and sent to an internment camp.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Profiles Chinese American artist Tyrus Wong, best known for his animation work on Disney's Bambi and his motion picture production art during the heyday of the Hollywood studios. Focuses on the racism he experienced during his career and in his private life, focusing on the treatment of Asian Americans during World War II.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Centuries ago, two 'sworn sisters' are isolated by their families, but stay connected through a secret language written in the folds of a white silk fan. Now in modern-day Shanghai, their descendents must draw inspiration from the past as they struggle to maintain their own eternal bond in the face of life's complications. What unfolds are two stories, generations apart, but everlasting in their universal notion of love, hope and friendship.