WHO AM I? March 2, 2009
Posted by Ms. Klemundt in Reading Recommendations.trackback
Although it was dumb luck, I happen to be reading 3 novels that each have, at their heart, a young woman trying to navigate two cultures while developing her own identity at the same time. They are all very different stories — and worth picking up.
The first one I read was Born Confused by Tanjua Desai Hidier, which follows Indian-American Dimple Lala as she turns 17, negotiates her often hilarious (to the reader) relationship with her parents, and finds her best friend trying to hijack her cultural heritage. Find it on our shelves at FIC DES.
The second novel was A Step from Heaven by An Na. Young Ju emigrates to America from Korea as a little girl. As she grows up, she experiences how the stress and struggle of establishing themselves in a new culture can take its toll on the entire family. Find it on our shelves at FIC NA.
I’m just about to start the 3rd novel, Sofi Mendoza’s Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico by Malin Alegria. In this novel, quintessential American teen, Sofi Mendoza, crosses the border to Mexico to party in Tijuana and then can’t get back. She ends up stuck in a little Mexican village with family she’s never met. Find it on our shelves at FIC ALE.
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