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OverviewYOUNG XING XING IS BOUND. Bound to her late father's second wife and daughter. Bound to a life of servitude as a young girl in ancient China, where a woman is valued less than livestock. Bound to be alone, with no parents to arrange for a suitable husband. Xing Xing spends her days taking care of her half sister, Wei Ping, who cannot walk because of her foot bindings, the painful tradition for girls who are fit to be married. Even so, Xing Xing is content to practice her gift for poetry and calligraphy, and to dream of a life unbound by the laws of family and society. But all of this is about to change as Stepmother, who has spent nearly all of the family's money, grows desperate to find a husband for Wei Ping. Xing Xing soon realizes that this greed and desperation may threaten not only her memories of the past, but also her dreams for the future. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Donna Jo NapoliPublisher: Simon & Schuster Imprint: Simon Pulse Edition: Reprint Dimensions: Width: 10.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 17.80cm Weight: 0.100kg ISBN: 9780689861789ISBN 10: 0689861788 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 01 August 2006 Recommended Age: From 12 to 99 years Audience: Young adult , Teenage / Young adult Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsStrong, unforgettable characters. -- Booklist, starred review Deliberate and satisfying. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review An adventure and a coming-of-age story that will have readers racing to the finish. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review A dramatic and masterful retelling. -- School Library Journal, starred review A dramatic and masterful retelling. -- School Library Journal , starred review Strong, unforgettable characters. -- Booklist, starred review An adventure and a coming-of-age story that will have readers racing to the finish. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review Author InformationDonna Jo Napoli is the acclaimed and award-winning author of many novels, both fantasies and contemporary stories. She won the Golden Kite Award for Stones in Water in 1997. Her novel Zel was named an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, a Publishers Weekly Best Book, a Bulletin Blue Ribbon, and a School Library Journal Best Book, and a number of her novels have been selected as ALA Best Books. She is a professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, where she lives with her husband. Visit her at DonnaJoNapoli.com. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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