Voices from Around the World

As a final class project for Historical Female Voices, a course which focuses on female protagonists in primarily Young Adult novels, I decided to create a blog which will include books and even a few movies with female voices from all over the world.

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

China...




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Chu Ju's House
Gloria Whelan

In China, Fourteen year old Chu Ju wants to protect her little sister in a country where a family cannot keep two daughters. Chu Ju leaves so that her sister can stay.

To read more about this book, click on:
Chu Ju's House Link

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Chinese Cinderella
Adeline Yen Mah

Chinese Cinderella is a story of a young girl who is thought to bring bad luck since her mother died during childbirth. Growing up in a wealthy family, with an insensitive step-mother and a spoiled step-sister and step-brother, Adeline's auto-biographical story shows her triumph over dispair.

To read more about this book, go to:
Chinese Cinderella Link

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