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261 pp.
| Little |
January, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-0-316-12590-1$15.99
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4-6
In this companion to Year of the Dog and Year of the Rat, Pacy Lin travels to Taiwan with her family to visit relatives, where she unearths further layers to her identity as a Taiwanese American. Basing her story on her own childhood once again, Lin tells a tale that will have broad appeal, though her protagonist is wonderfully specific.