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April and the Dragon Lady
Contributor(s): Namioka, Lensey (Author)

ISBN: 0152056696 ISBN-13: 9780152056698
Publisher: Clarion Books

OUR PRICE: $13.25

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2007
Annotation: Chinese-American teenager April Chen is happily planning to go away to college, and she has a great new boyfriend, Steve. But April, the only girl in the family, must take care of Grandma--the Dragon Lady--who hates Steve and has other plans for April.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Family - Multigenerational
- Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family)

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2007280995

Age Level: 12-UP

Grade Level: 7-UP

Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 8" L (0.55 lbs) 224 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Chinese
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
- Topical - Family

Features: Ikids

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 14452
Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
April Chen is happily planning to go away to college, and she has a great new boyfriend, Steve. But as the only girl in her family, April is expected to take care of her grandmother. And Grandma, the Dragon Lady, hates Steve and has other plans for April. Torn between her duty to her family and her desire for independence, April realizes she must find a way to define herself on her own terms.
Includes a reader's guide.

Contributor Bio(s): Namioka, Lensey: - LENSEY NAMIOKA is the author of several books for children and young adults, including Ties That Bind, Ties That Break; Mismatch; and Half and Half. She lives in Seattle, Washington.

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