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      ISBN: 0810992582

      ISBN13: 9780810992580

      Seeing Emily

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      Format: Paperback

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      Book Overview

      16-year-old Emily is one of three Asian students at her high school in Richmond, Virginia and the only child of protective parents. She loves her parents and has always strived to please them, but her interest in a sexy new student, her passion for art, force Emily to create a web of lies, one that traps her as tightly as her circumstances.

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      Asian & Asian American Children's Children's Books Family Life Friendship, Social Skills & School Life Growing Up & Facts of Life Multicultural Stories Multiculturalism Poetry

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      Rated 4 stars
      Seeing Emily

      By Thriftbooks.com User,

      "SEEING EMILY" by Joyce Lee Wong is a delightful and refreshing read. Joyce Lee Wong's poetic writing style was like sweet music to my ears. I saw myself in her descriptions. I highly recommend this book.

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      Rated 5 stars
      A finely written, affecting gem of a novel

      By Thriftbooks.com User,

      "Seeing Emily" is a real find, engaging and poignant. Formally simple yet poetically and thematically rich, Joyce Lee Wong's writing possesses the depth, delicacy and force of authenticity. Very highly recommended. The novel weaves together a series of poems through which unfold the story and portrait of a Chinese-American teenager as she discovers and crafts her own identity. As Emily's childhood memories are collaged with...

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      Rated 4 stars
      This is beautiful coming of age story (4.5 Stars)

      By Thriftbooks.com User,

      This is beautiful coming of age story. The poetic style is well written and striking in its imagery. I loved the cat themes. This was a great quick read and I think it will resonate well with teenage girls, who can relate to Emily's quest to see her true self, regardless of the racial elements of this book, which are also well done. This great pick.

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