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Bitter melon /

With the encouragement of one of her teachers, a Chinese American high school senior asserts herself against her demanding, old-school mother and carves out an identity for herself in late 1980s San Francisco.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chow, Cara, 1972-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Egmont USA, 2011.
Subjects:
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Self-actualization (Psychology) > Fiction.
Child abuse > Fiction.
High schools > Fiction.
Schools > Fiction.
Chinese Americans > Fiction.
San Francisco (Calif.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Young adult fiction.
Self-actualization (Psychology) > Young adult fiction.
Child abuse > Young adult fiction.
High schools > Young adult fiction.
Schools > Young adult fiction.
Chinese Americans > Young adult fiction.
San Francisco (Calif.) > History > 20th century > Young adult fiction.
Description
Summary:With the encouragement of one of her teachers, a Chinese American high school senior asserts herself against her demanding, old-school mother and carves out an identity for herself in late 1980s San Francisco.
Physical Description:309 pages ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9781606841266 (hardcover)
1606841262 (hardcover)
9781606842041 (reinforced library binding)
1606842048 (reinforced library binding)