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Novel Idea Book Discussion March 20
By Alicia Waters | February 25, 2015
On Friday, March 20, 2015 at 9 pm the Novel Idea book discussion group will be talking about In Translation by Jean Kwok. Talking Books Plus members may download or reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. Talking Books Plus members who are not already BARD members may sign up for download service at BARD.
Below is a description of the book taken from the RI Talking Books Plus Catalog –
Eleven-year-old Ah-Kim “Kimberly” Chang and her widowed mother move to New York City before the 1997 Chinese takeover of their native Hong Kong. They live in an unheated apartment and work in Kimberly’s aunt’s Brooklyn sweatshop. But Kimberly’s intelligence earns her a private-school scholarship and hope for the future. 2010.
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