{"product_id":"girl-in-reverse-barbara-stuber-9781442497351","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\u003e A poignantly beautiful novel, \u003ci\u003eGirl in Reverse \u003c\/i\u003ecelebrates \"a remarkable journey of self-discovery, inner resilience, and the fragile, surprising, and exquisite complexity of family\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Stuber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442497351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442497351\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\/12\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d\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","brand":"Barbara Stuber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986214322431,"sku":"9781442497351","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9bd85622-4f8d-47bf-b4fc-5651d465ed10.jpg?v=1683282035","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/girl-in-reverse-barbara-stuber-9781442497351","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}