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Yep, Laurence

The Amah

184 pp. | Putnam | June, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-399-23040-8 $$15.99
(3) 4-6 When her mother becomes the amah (Chinese governess) for a wealthy white girl, twelve-year-old Amy must skip her ballet classes--in which she is preparing for the role of Cinderella's mean stepsister--to baby-sit her siblings. Amy's stage and real-life identities begin to converge as she feels increasingly hostile toward her mother's poor-little-rich-girl charge. Readers will sympathize with Amy and won't mind the too-tidy resolution.
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

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