An Binh se rebelle

by Marie Gauvillé

An Binh, daughter of Vietnamese immigrants, is a good and obedient little girl. She always behaves the way her parents expect her to: she is supposed to become a little French citizen like everyone else. Then, as a teenager, An Binh really wants to be like everyone else, but to do so she would have to disappoint her parents. The exciting story of a young girl who searches for her own way between two cultures.

Published: 2011

Originally written in French

Number of pages: 73

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Race/Ethnic/Geographic Information

Author: Marie Gauvillé, female, has over 75 books published!

Characters:  main character is An Binh, the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants, is an intelligent and obedient teenager

Setting: She lives in the Chinese quarter in Paris

Notes from a teacher-reader

Hook: Discussions of identity struggle; trying to balance the expectations and cultural beliefs of your parents with what you want for yourself


Feel free to contact the teacher-reader, Farah All-Shaw, at  farah.allishaw@gmail.com if you have questions about this novel.