{"product_id":"girl-in-reverse-barbara-stuber-9781442497344","title":"Girl in Reverse","description":"\u003cb\u003eBeing 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 \u003ci\u003eCrossing the Tracks\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA poignantly beautiful novel, \u003ci\u003eGirl in Reverse \u003c\/i\u003ecelebrates the formation of identity as well as the art that draws us all together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Stuber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442497343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442497344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret K. McElderry Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e168121 \/ Girl in Reverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/10\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2014 pg. 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2014 pg. 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2014 - Reviewed - More Editing Needed\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2014 pg. 597\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Children's Starred Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2014 pg. 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2014 pg. 130 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2014","brand":"Barbara Stuber","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43935075795199,"sku":"9781442497344","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_cf825621-9dec-472e-82ca-bf9e2eceacec.jpg?v=1681417708","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/girl-in-reverse-barbara-stuber-9781442497344","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}