China Boy
by Lee, Gus
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- Paperback
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Plume, 1994. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Kai Ting's family has left China and the Communist revolution to live in San Francisco. Kai's mother is affectionate and doting, and works hard to pass on Chinese traditions to her children. But when Kai is six, his mother dies, and his father marries Edna, a Pennsylvania Dutch woman who is hostile to Chinese customs. She begins locking Kai out of his own house after school and on weekends, and he is left to the mercy of street bullies who call him "China Boy" and beat him up. As he grows up, Kai finds solace in boxing and Chinese philosophy, eventually building up the skills to enable him to defeat the bullies and defend himself against his stepmother's cruelty. 322 pages. 1/2" crease on rear cover top edge..
Synopsis
A young, American-born child of an aristocratic Mandarin family that has fled China struggles to assimilate in 1950s San Francisco in a novel from "an incredibly rich and new voice." (Amy Tan).
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- Title
- China Boy
- Author
- Lee, Gus
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- New York, NY, U.S.A.: Plume, 1994
- Keywords
- CALIFORNIA FICTION SAN FRANCISCO CALIF AMERICAN, FRANCISCO, BOYS, FICTION, CALIFORNIA, FAMILY, AMERICANS, FAMILIES, CHINESE TEEN SELF HELP 0452271584
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