Mambo in Chinatown

by Jean Kwok

Book Overview

From the bestselling author of Searching for Sylvie Lee and Girl in Translation , an inspiring novel about a young woman torn between her family duties in Chinatown and her escape into a more Western world. Twenty-two-year-old Charlie Wong grew up in New York's Chinatown, the older daughter of a Beijing ballerina and a noodle maker. Though an ABC (American-born Chinese), Charlie's entire life has been limited to this small area. Now grown, she lives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594633800
• ISBN13: 9781594633805
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher