Girl in Reverse (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781442497344)

Being adopted isn't easy--especially when you're seen as a national enemy. A teen seeks the roots of her identity in this stirring novel from the acclaimed author of Crossing the Tracks.

When Lily was three, her mother put her up for adoption, then disappeared without a trace. Or so Lily was told. Lily grew up in her new family and tried to forget her past. But with the Korean War raging and the fear of "Commies" everywhere, Lily's Asian heritage makes her a target. She is sick of the racism she faces, a fact her adoptive parents won't take seriously. For Lily, war is everywhere--the dinner table, the halls at school, and especially within her own skin.

Then her brainy little brother, Ralph, finds a box containing a baffling jumble of broken antiques--clues to her past left by her "Gone Mom." Lily and Ralph attempt to match these fragments with rare Chinese artifacts at the art museum, where she encounters the artistic genius Elliot James. Elliot attracts and infuriates Lily--especially when he calls their first kiss "undimensional." With the help of Ralph and Elliot, will Lily summon the courage to confront her own remarkable creation story?

A poignantly beautiful novel, Girl in Reverse celebrates the formation of identity as well as the art that draws us all together.

Author: Barbara Stuber
ISBN-10: 1442497343
ISBN-13: 9781442497344
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Language: English
Published: 05/13/2014
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 168121 / Girl in Reverse


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/10/2014
School Library Journal 04/01/2014 pg. 174
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2014
Booklist 05/01/2014 pg. 96
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2014 - Reviewed - More Editing Needed
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2014 pg. 597
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 107
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 130 - Recommended, Satisfactory
BookPage 05/01/2014