Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok


Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok

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When Ah-Kim (Kimberly) Chang and her mother arrive from Hong Kong to New York, they are forced to live in a roach infested apartment and work at a sweatshop for hardly any pay. Kim is great at school, but can she succeed without knowing the language or culture?

Author: Jean Kwok
Pages: 293
Publisher: Riverhead Books; 2010

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