Girl in translation
(CD Audiobook)
Author:
Contributors:
Wey, Grayce, narrator.
Published:
Westminster, Md. : Books on Tape, [2010].
Format:
CD Audiobook
Edition:
Library ed.
Physical Desc:
8 sound discs (approximately 69 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Lexile measure:
840L
Status:
Description
When 11-year-old Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from Hong Kong to Brooklyn squalor, she quickly begins a secret double life: exceptional schoolgirl during the day, Chinatown sweatshop worker in the evenings. Disguising the more difficult truths of her life, like her secret love for a factory boy who shares none of her talent or ambition, Kimberly learns to constantly translate not just her language but herself back and forth between the worlds she straddles.
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Location
Call Number
Status
Wallingford Adult Books on CD
CD BOOK KWOK
On Shelf
Subjects
LC Subjects
Other Subjects
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780307736185, 0307736180
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.7, 13 Points
Level 5.7, 13 Points
Lexile measure:
840
Notes
General Note
Unabridged.
General Note
Compact discs.
Participants/Performers
Read by Grayce Wey.
Description
When 11-year-old Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from Hong Kong to Brooklyn squalor, she quickly begins a secret double life: exceptional schoolgirl during the day, Chinatown sweatshop worker in the evenings. Disguising the more difficult truths of her life, like her secret love for a factory boy who shares none of her talent or ambition, Kimberly learns to constantly translate not just her language but herself back and forth between the worlds she straddles.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Kwok, J., & Wey, G. (2010). Girl in translation. Library ed. Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kwok, Jean and Grayce, Wey. 2010. Girl in Translation. Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kwok, Jean and Grayce, Wey, Girl in Translation. Books on Tape, 2010.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kwok, Jean. and Grayce Wey. Girl in Translation. Library ed. Books on Tape, 2010.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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Grouped Work ID:
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