The protagonist, galavant, is on a quest to regain his true love, stolen from him by a prince. As a child in china, she read chinese martial arts novels, sherlock holmes stories, and the three musketeers. April and the dragon lady by lensey namioka is an amanzing book. Lensey namioka has written many popular books, including ties that bind. The valley of the broken cherry trees by namioka was published in 2005.
This book is about two teens who are in a relationship but begin to experience problems with discrimination. The two main characters got on my nerves throughout most of the story. During the sixday long drive, sal tells the story of her friend, pheobe, how pheobes mother left, and their search for an elusive, yet harmless, lunatic. Stories about growing up in diverse homes or communities. Jan 08, 2014 to celebrate our 40th anniversary, humanities washington presents a series of top 10 lists, sharing the best of the best from the past 40 years from a variety of humanities topics. Lately even fionas confused about who she really is. Lensey namiokas first love is reading and writing adventure stories. Lensey namioka, author delacorte press books for young readers. In our first list, speakers bureau presenter anu taranath shares works by some of. Fiona cheng looks more like her chineseamerican father than her scottishamerican mother, but she feels caught equally between the two identities. Buy a cheap copy of half and half book by lensey namioka. Fox hunt by lensey namioka selection test a critical reading identify the letter of the choice that best answers the question. Namioka ended up earning a bachelors and a masters degree in math.
While most 16yearold girls are planning their weddings, xueyan, known as yanyan, has no interest at all in marriage. Namioka lensey namioka is the author of several books for children and young adults, including ties that bind, ties that break. April and the dragon lady young adult novel half and half novel for children mismatch young adult novel yang the eldest and his odd jobs novel for children yang the second and her secret admirers novel for children. Namioka explains, at times in awkward expository passages, the history between the two cultures, as well as some of the more interesting subtleties, such as the differences between japanese and. Families clash when a japaneseamerican teenaged boy starts dating a chineseamerican teenaged girl.
Namioka, lensey born 1929 namioka was born in china, and moved to the united states at the age of nine. Sue hua just moved from racially diverse seattle to a suburban whitebread town where she feels like the only asian american for miles. Here she met and married isaac namioka, a fellow graduate student who was born in japan. April and the dragon lady by lensey namioka, paperback. To celebrate our 40th anniversary, humanities washington presents a series of top 10 lists, sharing the best of the best from the past 40 years from a variety of humanities topics. Then she meets andy, a handsome and passionate violin player who happens to be asian american.
In our first list, speakers bureau presenter anu taranath shares works by some of her favorite northwest authors of color. Written by such authors as robert cormier, langston hughes, lensey namioka, grace paley, gary soto, and michele wallace, they range from powerful to poignant to downright hilarious. Half and half written by lensey namioka ebook fiona cheng is half and half. Half and half lensey namioka author 2008 an ocean apart, a world away lensey namioka author 2007 mismatch lensey namioka author 2007 samurai and the longnosed. But in time she turned back to what she had loved doing as a child. Lensey namioka is the author of several books for children and young adults, including ties that bind, ties that break. The samurai and the longnosed devils, page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14. Paperback edition first published in 2004 by tuttle publishing, an imprint of periplus editions hk ltd. Mismatch by lensey namioka delacorte their families clash when a japaneseamerican teenaged boy starts dating a chineseamerican teenaged girl.
Half and half by lensey namioka book 9 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in english and held by 641 worldcat member libraries worldwide. From an initial puzzlement over how to fill out an official forms racial category line to a fullblown crisis over which event to attend at a. Follow lensey namioka and explore their bibliography from s lensey namioka author page. Read mismatch by lensey namioka available from rakuten kobo. An ocean apart, a world away ebook by lensey namioka. April is a chinese american girl trying to live the life of both worlds. And growing up in san diego that close to the border means everyone else knows exactly who he is before he even opens his mouth. Dear middle school students, the following booklist is in response to your requests for a list of good books to read. Namioka is the author of a re cent young adult novel, mismatch 2006, reflecting the impact of the sinojapanese war on two contemporary asian american families.
Lensey namioka writes a good book for middle school students, and perhaps some high school students, but it is difficult for this book to penetrate anyone beyond high. Before they find out he cant speak spanish, and before they realize his mom has blond hair and blue eyes, theyve got him pegged. Discover book depositorys huge selection of lensey namioka books online. Lensey namioka was born in beijing and moved to the united states when she was a child. When andy first asks her out, for instance, she makes up an excuse. Plot summary family and national history play a vital role when two asianamerican teenagers, one japaneseamerican, the other chineseamerican meet and begin dating.
Having recently started, this miniseries mashes up once upon a time, the princess bride and glee and offers a silly medievalinspired show complete with music and a ton of guest stars. The book of broken hearts by sarah ockler simon pulse jude has learned a lot from her older sisters, but the most important thing is this. Universal themes, such as teens trying to find their place in the world, and adults dealing with obsessions or the loss of dreams, round out the storys. Mismatch ebook by lensey namioka 9780307433565 rakuten. Mismatch ebook by lensey namioka 9780307433565 rakuten kobo. Their path mirrors the route her mother took a year and a half ago, leading them to stop in a series of unusual places. Although she was born in china, lensey namioka has a japanese last name. The samurai and the longnosed devils lensey namioka. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. When she was eight, she wrote her first book on pieces of scrap paper that she sewed together with thread. Get an answer for did the short story half and half by amy tan in the joy luck club contain a feminist view.
Namioka ended up earning a bachelors and a masters degree in math and then taught college math. Yang the youngest and his terrible ear 1992 yang the second and her secret admirers 1998 yang the third and her impossible family 1995 yang the eldest and his odd jobs 2000 namioka, lensey. Lensey namioka writes a good book for middle school students, and perhaps some high school students, but it is difficult for this book to penetrate anyone beyond high school. Sue looked up at him, curious to see who could create such a beautiful sound. Lensey namioka nee chao is a chineseborn american writer of books for young adults and. Lensey namioka author of ties that bind, ties that break. I didnt care about the first half of the book, but i thought it ended well.
As in many of namiokas novels, identity is at the heart of this story. At the beginning of old ben, how does the father feel about snakes. Feb 14, 2006 in the book, mismatch by lensey namioka, this is a very important quote because it introduces the plot, which i actually found very interesting. Author lensey namiokas complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Lensey chao attended radcliffe college and the university of california at berkeley, where her father was a professor of asian studies, to study mathematics. Read an ocean apart, a world away by lensey namioka available from rakuten kobo. When andy first asks her out, for instance, she makes up an excuse sue wanted to hug him and tell him she was protecting him, not rejecting him. They were mentioned a few times throughout the book and usually they only popped up to. Isbn 006440336x plot summary casey young is separated temporarily from her father, who is in the hospital after a mugging. Chasing secrets by gennifer choldenko, wendy lamb books, 2015. She is a fulltime writer, living in seattle with her family. On one side she is trying to please her grandma and be involved with her chinese culture, but on the other side she is trying to be a normal american girl.
Although her commentaries on race can be heavyhanded, they aptly depict the complexities of discrimination in society today. I love how they say it with pride so you dont forget it. Her classmates thought she was weird for her unique academic ability. Half and half by lensey namioka was published in 2003. In the book, mismatch by lensey namioka, this is a very important quote because it introduces the plot, which i actually found very interesting. Sue hua just moved from racially diverse seattle to a suburban whitebread town where she feels like the only asian amer. Namioka attended university of california, berkeley, where her father was a professor of asian studies. She excelled in mathematics when she attended elementary school in cambridge, mass. On the whole id been rather excited to read this book, but it ended up being less of an intellectual challenge and was not that. The namiokas moved to ithaca, new york, where isaac namioka taught at cornell university, and lensey namioka taught at wells college. Fiona looks more like her father than her mother, so people always expect her to be more interested in her chinese half than her scottish half. An earnest little effort tackles the issue of growing up biracial, but never moves beyond its premise. Multicultural literature for children, adolescents and adults. You can catch up with the series online and then watch on sunday.
Multiethnic experiences with 14 sliceoflife stories featuring teens mostly. Lensey namioka 735 words case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article hungriest boy in the world 2001 an ocean apart, a world away 2002 half and half 2003 mismatch delacorte press, 2006 the all american slurp lafff. Here she met and married isaac namioka, a fellow graduate student in mathematics. Lush natasha friend maybe brent runyon read mismatch lensey namioka my lost and found life melodie bowsher read for feb 11.
Did the short story half and half by amy tan in the joy. Jul 19, 2007 the book is loaded with details that might be missed by a younger audience, but readers cant miss the struggles in assimilation to a new culture that are represented by the characters. Once you get past age 21, there is a lull in significant birthday milestones, but as youll see, half birthdays do come into play as you get older and closer to retirement. Mismatch by lensey namioka meet your next favorite book. Mismatch and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
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