In the Beautiful Country by Jane Kuo

Quill Tree

9780063118980

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In the Beautiful Country

Debut author Jane Kuo draws on personal experience to create this moving story of a young girl who immigrates to the U.S. during the early 1980s.

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Review of ‘In the Beautiful Country’

Moving halfway around the world to a new country where everyone speaks a new language would be a challenging experience for just about anyone. But for 10-year-old Zhang Ai Shi and her parents, leaving Taiwan means a chance for a better life in the United States, a place known in China as…

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