Being adopted isnâ€™t easyâ€”especially when youâ€™re seen as a national enemy. A teen seeks the roots of her identity in this stirring novel from the acclaimed author of Crossing

Girl in Reverse

Being adopted isnâ€™t easyâ€”especially when youâ€™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 â€œCommiesâ€ everywhere, Lilyâ€™s Asian heritage makes her a target. She is sick of the racism she faces, a fact her adoptive parents wonâ€™t take seriously. For Lily, war is everywhereâ€”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 antiquesâ€”clues to her past left by her â€œGone Mom.â€ 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 Lilyâ€”especially when he calls their first kiss â€œundimensional.â€ 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 â€œa remarkable journey of self-discovery, inner resilience, and the fragile, surprising, and exquisite complexity of familyâ€ (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
Country USA
Brand Margaret K. McElderry Books
Manufacturer Margaret K. McElderry Books
Binding Paperback
IsAdultProduct
Height 8.25
Length 5.5
Weight 1.00089866948
Width 1
ReleaseDate 2015-05-12
NumberOfItems 1

Country	USA
Brand	Margaret K. McElderry Books
Manufacturer	Margaret K. McElderry Books
Binding	Paperback
IsAdultProduct
Height	8.25
Length	5.5
Weight	1.00089866948
Width	1
ReleaseDate	2015-05-12
NumberOfItems	1

Girl in Reverse

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