Monday, June 25, 2012

Book Pick of the Week- Teen Review

Bitter Melon by Cara Chow
             Frances has lived her whole life following her mother's Asian customs and obeying all the rules. By following her mom's "old school' demands, she has a job and gets into Berkeley. But throughout the book, Frances gradually realizes she's her own person and starts carving out an identity for herself as a Chinese American, with the help from a teacher.  This book is more appealing to people who can relate in some ways to this plot and  this isn't more of an action, "violent"  book for those types of readers. 
4 1/2 stars

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