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      By Chim, Wai
       2021., Adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: HISTORICAL F CHI   Edition: First US edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: "This incredible story about two boys' swim from mainland China to Hong Kong in search of freedom from poverty and oppression is inspired by a true story. Ming survived the famine that killed his parents during China's 'Great Leap Forward,' and lives a hard but adequate life, working in the fields. When a group of city boys comes to the village as part of a Communist Party re-education program, Ming and his friends aren't sure what to make of the new arrivals. They're not used to hard labor and village life. But despite his reservations, Ming befriends a charming city boy called Li. The two couldn't be more different, but slowly they form a bond over evening swims and shared dreams. But as the bitterness of life under the Party begins to take its toll on both boys, they begin to imagine the impossible: freedom"--From the publisher's web site.
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      By Chim, Wai
       [2021]., Adolescent, Scholastic Inc. Call No: Realistic Fic Chim    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Sixteen-year-old Anna Chiu has to take care of her younger siblings and her mother, whose mental illness keeps her in bed most days, while her father keeps their restaurant going. When she meets her father's new delivery boy, she welcomes the distraction and hopes that her life will become more normal.
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      By Chim, Wai
       Ã2019., Adolescent, Scholastic Inc. Call No: YOUNG ADULT FIC CHI    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: "Anna Chiu has her hands full. When she's not looking after her brother and sister or helping out at her father's restaurant, she's taking care of her mother, whose debilitating mental illness keeps her in bed most days. Her father's new delivery boy, Rory, is a welcome distraction and even though she knows that things aren't right at home, she's starting to feel like she could be a normal teen"--Provided by publisher.