The youngest of four children and the only girl, Vi was given a name that meant 'precious, tiny one,' destined to be cosseted and protected, the family's little treasure. Daughter of an enterprising mother and a wealthy, spoiled father...
Immigrant families
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Author:Thúy, KimSummary: -
Author:Kim, JessicaSummary:On the outside, Yumi Chung suffers from #shygirlproblems, a perm-gone-wrong, and kids calling her "Yu-MEAT" because she smells like her family's Korean barbecue restaurant. On the inside, Yumi is ready for her Netflix...
- Author:Ramadan, Ahmad DannySummary:
Charming, creative Salma takes on big feelings with even bigger ideas as she navigates life in a new country, Syrian identity, family changes and new friendships in this engaging and heartfelt early chapter book series. After a year,...
- Author:Yang, KellySummary:
New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang is back with another heartwarming and inspiring story of Mia and friends!Mia Tang is going for her dreams!After years of hard work, Mia Tang finally gets to go on vacation with her family --...
- Author:Austria-Bonifacio, JennileeSummary:
Inspired by the work of Souvankham Thammavongsa, Catherine Hernandez and Wayson Choy, this unforgettable novel follows the reunification of Filipino caregiver families over one Canadian winter-and the mysterious progress of Monolith,...
- Author:Bauder, HaraldSummary:
When migrants reach their new home, we often interpret their settlement and integration as an individual process driven largely by the labour market. But family plays a crucial role. Putting Family First investigates the experience of...
- Author:McCabe, PatSummary:
A swirling, psychedelic, bleakly funny fugue by the Booker-shortlisted author of The Butcher Boy and Breakfast on PlutoUna Fogarty, suffering from dementia in a seaside nursing home, would be all alone without her brother Dan, whose...
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Author:Kelman, StephenSummary:"Pigeon English is a triumph." -- Emma Donoghue, author of Room Shortlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize and the 2011 Guardian First Book Award Eleven-year-old Harrison Opoku is the second best runner in the whole of Year 7. Harri...
- Author:Nolan, MeganSummary:
When a 10-year-old child is suspected of a violent crime, her family must face the truth about their past in this haunting, propulsive, psychologically keen story about class, trauma, and family secrets from "huge literary talent...
- Author:Sinha, Pamela MalaSummary:
It's 1970s Winnipeg - a time of revolution and radical possibilities - and an apartment building of Indian immigrant friends is about to be transformed by their latest arrival. A young Bengali Muslim woman, Nuzha, has just married Qasim...
- Author:Chen, EmmaSummary:
Molly's grandmother has returned to China because her visa is up. Molly misses Nainai, and the space between them seems immense until a familiar lullaby, shared through screen time, brings them together again. This is a poignant family...
- Author:Akhtar, AyadSummary:
A deeply personal novel about about finding identity in a nation coming apart at the seams, an American son and his immigrant father search for belonging in post-Trump America and with each other.
- Author:Fung, Pik-ShuenSummary:
This "powerful" ( BuzzFeed ) debut about love, grief, and family welcomes you into its pages and invites you to linger, staying with you long after you've closed its covers. "I am madly in love with this book, a kaleidoscopic wonder...
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Author:Yalfani, MehriSummary:A Palace in Paradise is a novel about the complex Iranian refugee and immigrant community in Toronto and the way in which one woman's death changes the lives of many others. The people in this community are connected by family ties...
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Author:Bergren, Lisa TawnSummary:Dans leurs nouvelles vies en Amérique, Tora, Elsa, Kaatje et Karl doivent tous faire face à une tragédie personnelle qui menace de briser tous les rêves qu’ils avaient échafaudés avant de quitter la Norvège. Les multiples mensonges...
