Chu Ju's House (e-bog) af Whelan, Gloria
Whelan, Gloria (forfatter)

Chu Ju's House e-bog

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One girl too many . . . When a girl is born to Chu Ju's family, it is quickly determined that the baby must be sent away. After all, the law states that a family may have only two children, and tradition dictates that every family should have a boy. To make room for one, this girl will have to go.Fourteen-year-old Chu Ju knows she cannot allow this to happen to her sister. Understanding that on...
E-bog 44,78 DKK
Forfattere Whelan, Gloria (forfatter)
Forlag HarperCollins
Udgivet 6 oktober 2009
Længde 240 sider
Genrer 1F
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780061975806
One girl too many . . . When a girl is born to Chu Ju's family, it is quickly determined that the baby must be sent away. After all, the law states that a family may have only two children, and tradition dictates that every family should have a boy. To make room for one, this girl will have to go.Fourteen-year-old Chu Ju knows she cannot allow this to happen to her sister. Understanding that one girl must leave, she sets out in the middle of the night, vowing not to return.With luminescent detail, National Book Award-winning author Gloria Whelan transports readers to China, where law conspires with tradition, tearing a young woman from her family, sending her on a remarkable journey to find a home of her own.