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
Grade 9 ( Core, Applied, Academic)
Grade 10 (Core, Applied)
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
Book has total of 73 pages and includes a glossary as well as pre-reading and post-reading questions.
Novel is composed of journal/diary entries
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.