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The Many Meanings of Meilan by Andrea Wang (2021, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
ISBN-10
0593111281
ISBN-13
9780593111284
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27050070591
Product Key Features
Book Title
Many Meanings of Meilan
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Topic
School & Education, General, Family / Multigenerational, People & Places / United States / Asian American
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
16.8 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2021-002355
Reviews
Praise for The Many Meanings of Meilan : "Wang's resonant middle-grade debut features stunning prose and a fierce protagonist... Meilan's journey to reclaiming her identity and finding her inner strength is remarkably compelling and relatable." --Booklist, starred review "Wang's middle grade debut is a vibrant exploration of family and identity... Meilan's story should be on library shelves everywhere." -- School Library Journal , starred review "Meilan discovers the specific origins of her name--and, satisfyingly, the strength to proudly stand her ground." -- Horn Book Magazine "Underscores the importance of personal stories." -- Kirkus Reviews, Praise for The Many Meanings of Meilan by Andrea Wang: "Wang's resonant middle-grade debut features stunning prose and a fierce protagonist... Meilan's journey to reclaiming her identity and finding her inner strength is remarkably compelling and relatable." --Booklist, starred review "Wang's middle grade debut is a vibrant exploration of family and identity... Meilan's story should be on library shelves everywhere." -- School Library Journal , starred review "The little girl I was would have been thrilled to encounter Meilan and her many names in a book... and having found a character who embraces the complexity of being both Chinese and American, I would have been able to echo her words: "I am not alone." -- New York Times Book Review by Jean Kwok "Meilan discovers the specific origins of her name--and, satisfyingly, the strength to proudly stand her ground." -- Horn Book Magazine "Underscores the importance of personal stories." -- Kirkus Reviews, Today Show Read with Jenna feature New York Times Best Children's Books of 2021 2021 New York Public Library Best Books 2021 School Library Journal Best Books 2021 Center for the Study of Multicultural Literature Best Books 2023-2024 South Carolina Book Awards Nominee 2023-24Choose to Read Ohio Reading List 2022 NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books List "Wang's resonant middle grade debut features stunning prose and a fierce protagonist . . . Meilan's journey to reclaiming her identity and finding her inner strength is remarkably compelling and relatable." --Booklist, starred review "Wang's middle grade debut is a vibrant exploration of family and identity . . . Meilan's story should be on library shelves everywhere." -- School Library Journal , starred review "The little girl I was would have been thrilled to encounter Meilan and her many names in a book . . . and having found a character who embraces the complexity of being both Chinese and American, I would have been able to echo her words: 'I am not alone.' " -- New York Times Book Review by Jean Kwok "Meilan discovers the specific origins of her name--and, satisfyingly, the strength to proudly stand her ground." -- Horn Book Magazine "Underscores the importance of personal stories." -- Kirkus Reviews
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
Fourth Grade
Grade To
Seventh Grade
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Synopsis
"The little girl I was would have been thrilled to encounter Meilan... having found a character who embraces the complexity of being both Chinese and American, I would have been able to echo her words: 'I am not alone.'" -- New York Times Book Review by Jean Kwok A family feud before the start of seventh grade propels Meilan from Boston's Chinatown to rural Ohio, where she must tap into her inner strength and sense of justice to make a new place for herself in this resonant debut. Meilan Hua's world is made up of a few key ingredients: her family's beloved matriarch, Nai Nai; the bakery her parents, aunts, and uncles own and run in Boston's Chinatown; and her favorite Chinese fairy tales. After Nai Nai passes, the family has a falling-out that sends Meilan, her parents, and her grieving grandfather on the road in search of a new home. They take a winding path across the country before landing in Redbud, Ohio. Everything in Redbud is the opposite of Chinatown, and Meilan's not quite sure who she is--being renamed at school only makes it worse. She decides she is many Meilans, each inspired by a different Chinese character with the same pronunciation as her name. Sometimes she is Mist, cooling and invisible; other times, she's Basket, carrying her parents' hopes and dreams and her guilt of not living up to them; and occasionally she is bright Blue, the way she feels around her new friend Logan. Meilan keeps her facets separate until an injustice at school shows her the power of bringing her many selves together. The Many Meanings of Meilan , written in stunning prose by Newbery Honor-winning author Andrea Wang, is an exploration of all the things it's possible to grieve, the injustices large and small that make us rage, and the peace that's unlocked when we learn to find home within ourselves., "The little girl I was would have been thrilled to encounter Meilan... having found a character who embraces the complexity of being both Chinese and American, I would have been able to echo her words- 'I am not alone.'" - New York Times Book Review by Jean Kwok A family feud before the start of seventh grade propels Meilan from Boston's Chinatown to rural Ohio, where she must tap into her inner strength and sense of justice to make a new place for herself in this resonant debut. Meilan Hua's world is made up of a few key ingredients- her family's beloved matriarch, Nai Nai; the bakery her parents, aunts, and uncles own and run in Boston's Chinatown; and her favorite Chinese fairy tales. After Nai Nai passes, the family has a falling-out that sends Meilan, her parents, and her grieving grandfather on the road in search of a new home. They take a winding path across the country before landing in Redbud, Ohio. Everything in Redbud is the opposite of Chinatown, and Meilan's not quite sure who she is--being renamed at school only makes it worse. She decides she is many Meilans, each inspired by a different Chinese character with the same pronunciation as her name. Sometimes she is Mist, cooling and invisible; other times, she's Basket, carrying her parents' hopes and dreams and her guilt of not living up to them; and occasionally she is bright Blue, the way she feels around her new friend Logan. Meilan keeps her facets separate until an injustice at school shows her the power of bringing her many selves together. The Many Meanings of Meilan , written in stunning prose by Newbery Honor-winning author Andrea Wang, is an exploration of all the things it's possible to grieve, the injustices large and small that make us rage, and the peace that's unlocked when we learn to find home within ourselves.
LC Classification Number
PZ7.1.W3645Man 2021
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