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Lucy and Linh
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9780399550485
Pages
352 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
In Australia, Lucy tries to balance her life at home surrounded by her Chinese immigrant family, with her life at a pretentious private school.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Poverty; financial hardship; poor; impoverished family
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
Chinese
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Choices, 2017
Guide Book to Gift Books, 2016
NPR's Book Concierge, 2016
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2017
YALSA Top 10 Diverse Fiction for Youth, 2017
Tayshas High School Reading List, 2017
Nominee
Cybils Awards, 2016, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
cliques; high school; immigrants; schools
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Pung, Alice, "Lucy and Linh" (2016). Diverse Families. 886.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/886