ISBN: 9781481499101
Editorial: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Autor: Chao, Gloria
Año de edición: 2018
N° Paginas: 320
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: "Weepingly funny." --The Wall Street Journal"Delightful." --BuzzFeed"Charmed my socks off." --David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Kids of Appetite and MosquitolandFour starred reviews for this incisive, laugh-out-loud contemporary debut about a Taiwanese-American teen whose parents want her to be a doctor and marry a Taiwanese Ivy Leaguer despite her squeamishness with germs and crush on a Japanese classmate.At seventeen, Mei should be in high school, but skipping fourth grade was part of her parents' master plan. Now a freshman at MIT, she is on track to fulfill the rest of this predetermined future: become a doctor, marry a preapproved Taiwanese Ivy Leaguer, produce a litter of babies.With everything her parents have sacrificed to make her cushy life a reality, Mei can't bring herself to tell them the truth--that she (1) hates germs, (2) falls asleep in biology lectures, and (3) has a crush on her classmate Darren Takahashi, who is decidedly not Taiwanese.But when Mei reconnects with her brother, Xing, who is estranged from the family for dating the wrong woman, Mei starts to wonder if all the secrets are truly worth it. Can she find a way to be herself, whoever that is, before her web of lies unravels?From debut author Gloria Chao comes a hilarious, heartfelt tale of how, unlike the panda, life isn't always so black and white.From School Library JournalGr 9 Up—Mei Lu is out of place at MIT and everywhere else in her life. At 17, she is younger than all of the other college freshmen. In her Taiwanese family, she is struggling against her parents' expectations of med school and an approved marriage. Mei is a dancer at heart with a lifelong dream of opening a dance studio, and her fear of germs is another strike against her future as a doctor. As she fights to create her own place in the world, she must also restore her relationship with her exiled brother and figure out how her crush on a Japanese fellow student fits into her traditional family's expectations. The college experience is a unique and welcome setting, and the Mandarin language woven throughout creates a rich reading experience. Mei's relationship with her parents is emotionally complex, with deeply ingrained cultural traditions and biases in sharp contrast to the life Mei imagines for herself. While Chao writes in the author's note that this is just one story of one Taiwanese American experience, the themes of defying parental expectations, following dreams, and fighting to belong are universal. VERDICT A first purchase for libraries serving teens.—Kate Olson, Bangor School District, WIReviewSeventeen Magazine’s Best YA Novels of 2018Bustle’s Best YA Book of 2018PopSugar‘s Most Riveting YA Book of 2018A Chicago Public Library Best YA Book of 2018A Paste Magazine Best YA Book of 2018Booklist’s Best Debut YA Book of 2018A Junior Library Guild SelectionYMCA’s Summer Reading List for Teens“Weepingly funny.” —The Wall Street Journal“Delightful.” —Buzzfeed“Vibrant and bright.” —Bustle“Beautifully told.” —Hypable“A soulful and hilarious debut.” —Booklist, starred review“Effervescent.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review“Universal.” —School Library Journal, starred review“This deserves a place on every shelf, though it will not stay there long.” —VOYA, starred review“Eye-opening, hilarious, and sometimes heartbreaking.” —Shelf Awareness“An earnest, funny, and emotional story.” —Book Riot“American Panda is an absolute delight; an insightful, incisive, and often hilarious story of one girl's struggle to balance her family's expectations against her own secret ambitions. Overflowing with wit and empathy, Chao's debut charmed my socks off.” —David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Kids of Appetite and Mosquitoland“A charming and hilarious tale of a precocious Taiwanese American walking the tightrope of family expectations...in ice skates. Mei Lu is a goofy, lovable American teen
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