{"id":7782,"date":"1997-03-03T16:05:46","date_gmt":"1997-03-03T20:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/?p=7782"},"modified":"2015-08-17T10:33:54","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T14:33:54","slug":"finding-my-voice-by-marie-g-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/finding-my-voice-by-marie-g-lee\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding My Voice by Marie G. Lee [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Finding<\/a>It\u2019s senior year in high school and Ellen understandably wants to spend time with her friends, but her parents expect her to study even more she can get into Harvard. Ellen must learn to find her own voice and speak out for what she wants and believes in, especially as she faces blatant racism as the only Asian American in her tiny hometown.<\/p>\n

Marie Lee made literary history, becoming one of the earliest bestselling Asian American writers of middle grade\/young adult fiction.<\/p>\n

Review<\/strong>: “Asian American Titles,” What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature<\/em>, Gale Research, 1997<\/a><\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Middle Grade, Young Adult<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 1992<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"FindingIt\u2019s senior year in high school and Ellen understandably wants to spend time with her friends, but her parents expect her to study even more she can get into Harvard. Ellen must learn to find her own voice and speak out for what she wants and believes in, especially as she faces blatant racism as the only Asian American in her tiny hometown.<\/p>\n

Marie Lee made literary history, becoming one of the earliest bestselling Asian American writers of middle grade\/young adult fiction.<\/p>\n

Review<\/strong>: “Asian American Titles,” What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature<\/em>, Gale Research, 1997<\/a><\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Middle Grade, Young Adult<\/p>\n

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