Tiger Daughter

Rebecca Lim

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Tiger Daughter

Tiger Daughter

Rebecca Lim

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Description
Wen Zhou is determined to create a future for herself that is more satisfying than the life her parents expect her to lead. Equal parts heartbreaking and hopeful, Tiger Daughter is a wonderfully compelling and authentic Own Voices novel about growing up Asian in Australia.

What I feel most days is that nothing is ever going to change. That my life won't even start, and that I'll be stuck like this forever.

Wen Zhou is the daughter and only child of Chinese immigrants whose move to the lucky country has proven to be not so lucky. Wen and her friend, Henry Xiao - whose parents are also struggling immigrants - both dream of escape from their unhappy circumstances, and form a plan to sit an entrance exam to a selective high school far from home. But when tragedy strikes, it will take all of Wen's resilience and resourcefulness to get herself and Henry through the storm that follows.

Tiger Daughter is a novel that will grab hold of you and not let go.

About the Author

Rebecca Lim is the author of the award-winning novel Tiger Daughter. In Australia, it won both the CBCA Book of the Year and People's Choice at the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards. As the author of over twenty books, her work has also been longlisted for the Davitt Award for YA, the Gold Inky Award, the David Gemmell Legend Award, and honored as an Aurealis Awards finalist. She lives in Melbourne, Australia.

Critical Reviews

"What a powerful read! Heartbreaking and ultimately uplifting, Wen and Henry are characters you can't help but care deeply about. A beautiful emotional story that hits hard and deep and will leave readers thinking about it for a very long time." --Ellen Oh, author of Finding Junie Kim

★ "Tough but uplifting and, above all, heartfelt." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

★ "Young readers will enjoy the story's satisfying conclusion and its reminder to work hard and never forget your dreams."--School Library Journal, starred review

★ "Empathy and kindness prevail in this novel as mother and daughter both learn it is better to risk everything to do what is important rather than take no action, turning a bleak story into one about resilience and change." --The Horn Book, starred review

★ "An eye-opening novel that covers weighty issues of abuse, grief, mental health stigma, racism, and sexism." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

★ "A middle-school must-read."--Booklist, starred review

"An immersive coming-of-age exploration that should resonate regardless of readers' backgrounds....champions empathy and kindness." --Shelf Awareness

Publishing Information

Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books
Pub date: 2023-08-15
Length: 181 pages

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