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With the threat of deportation looming over her father--in spite of his hard-won citizenship and disavowal of Communism--seventeen-year-old American-born Chinese Lily Hu pursues a relationship with her Caucasian classmate Kath. Includes author's note.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and character-led.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Malinda Lo
- First published
- 2021
- Pages
- 436
- Publisher
- Mondadori, Dutton Books, Thorndike Striving Reader
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9798855077919
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