Bitter Melon

by Cara Chow

Book Overview

Frances, a Chinese-American student at an academically competitive school in San Francisco, has always had it drilled into her to be obedient to her mother and to be a straight-A student so that she can go to Med school. But is being a doctor what she wants? It has never even occurred to Frances to question her own feelings and desires until she accidentally winds up in speech class and finds herself with a hidden talent. Does she dare to challenge...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606841262
• ISBN13: 9781606841266
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Egmontusa
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.7" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher