Half and Half

Join In: Multiethnic Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults

The Education of Bet

My Name's Not Friday

All You Knead Is Love

The Dragon's Child: A Story of Angel Island

Beyond the Western Sea : Lord Kirkle's Money

Midnight Without a Moon

Third Sister in the Tao family, Ailin has watched her two older sisters go through the painful process of having their feet bound. In China in 1911, all the women of good families follow this ancient tradition. But Ailin loves to run away from her governess and play games with her male cousins. Knowing she will never run again once her feet are bound, Ailin rebels and refuses to follow this torturous tradition. As a result, however, the family of her intended husband breaks their marriage agreement. And as she enters adolescence, Ailin finds that her family is no longer willing to support her. Chinese society leaves few options for a single woman of good family, but with a bold conviction and an indomitable spirit, Ailin is determined to forge her own destiny. Her story is a tribute to all those women whose courage created new options for the generations who came after them.From the Paperback edition.

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Half and Half

Lensey Namioka, 2003

Join In: Multiethnic Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults

Rita Williams-Garcia, Lensey Namioka, Donald R. Gallo, 1993

The Education of Bet

Lauren Baratz-Logsted, 2010

My Name's Not Friday

Jon Walter, 2015

All You Knead Is Love

Tanya Guerrero, 2021

The Dragon's Child: A Story of Angel Island

Laurence Yep, Kathleen S. Yep Dr., 2008

Beyond the Western Sea : Lord Kirkle's Money

Avi, 1996

Midnight Without a Moon

Linda Williams Jackson, 2017