When 16-year-old Lydia Lee fails to show up at breakfast one spring morning in 1977, and her body is later dragged from the lake in the Ohio college town where she and her biracial family don't quite fit in, her parents-blonde homemaker Marilyn and Chinese-American history professor James-older brother and younger sister get swept into the churning emotional conflicts and currents they've long sought to evade. Ng's nuanced debut novel begins with the death of a teenage girl and then uses the mysterious circumstances of her drowning as a springboard to dive into the troubled waters beneath the calm surface of her Chinese-American family.
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means Vivienne must abandon her life and foster family to safeguard their secrets and hide in Neverland's shadows. Vivienne can either escape to Neverland's Kensington Academy and learn to fly (Did he really just say fly?) or risk sticking around to become a human lab rat. His far-fetched diagnosis comes with a warning: she is about to become an involuntary test subject for Humanitarian Organization for Order and Knowledge-or H.O.O.K. The doctors may be puzzled, but Deacon, her mysterious new friend, claims she has an active Nevergene. Just when liberation finally seems possible-days before her eighteenth birthday-Vivienne is hospitalized with symptoms no one can explain. Since her parents were killed, Vivienne has always felt ungrounded, shuffled through the foster care system. The PAN Trilogy is perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer's The Lunar Chronicles, Stephenie Meyer's, Twilight, and fans of the hit TV show, Once Upon a Time. With high-flying adventure, a dash of science fiction, and a whole lot of angst, this YA Romance reimagines the Peter Pan story, bringing the tale into the 21st century. The Complete PAN Trilogy (New Adult Omnibus), contains the NEW ADULT version of all three books in The PAN Trilogy: The PAN, The HOOK, and The CROC. Moo, Baa, La La La was originally published in 1982 with the original selling more than 3 million copies. From the animals’ silly antics to the random lines meant to be sung aloud, these books are favored by kids and are commonly found on their shelves. With a minimal amount of words and pages, Boynton manages to weave a delightful story that makes children (and adults) giggle. Both the words and the illustrations are designed to captivate even the youngest listeners. With comic style and sing-song rhythms, Boynton board books are often the go-to picks for a child’s first library. No Child’s Library is Complete Without Some Boynton Board Books Ask anyone who has had a child in the last thirty years if they are familiar with Sandra Boynton’s board books, and you will hear an enthusiastic “Yes!” Years after their kids have outgrown board books, parents can still fondly recite entire Sandra Boynton books – especially Moo, Baa, La La La. There are some authors whose names hold special meaning – J.K. |