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Bound Mass market paperbound - 2006
by Napoli, Donna Jo
- Used
- Paperback
From the award-winning author of "Beast" and "Breath" comes this thrilling and haunting retelling of the Cinderella story that returns the much-loved fairy tale to its Chinese roots.
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Details
- Title Bound
- Author Napoli, Donna Jo
- Binding Mass Market Paperbound
- Edition Reissue
- Condition UsedGood
- Pages 192
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers, U.S.A.
- Date August 1, 2006
- Bookseller's Inventory # 31UMYP0028RX_ns
- ISBN 9780689861789 / 0689861788
- Weight 0.2 lbs (0.09 kg)
- Dimensions 6.9 x 4.1 x 0.6 in (17.53 x 10.41 x 1.52 cm)
- Ages 12 to 17 years
- Grade levels 7 - 12
- Reading level 800
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical: Coming of Age
- Library of Congress subjects Sex role, Stepmothers
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004000365
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Summary
YOUNG XING XING IS BOUND.
Bound to her late father's second wife and daughter. Bound to a life of servitude as a young girl in ancient China, where a woman is valued less than livestock. Bound to be alone, with no parents to arrange for a suitable husband. Xing Xing spends her days taking care of her half sister, Wei Ping, who cannot walk because of her foot bindings, the painful tradition for girls who are fit to be married. Even so, Xing Xing is content to practice her gift for poetry and calligraphy, and to dream of a life unbound by the laws of family and society.
But all of this is about to change as Stepmother, who has spent nearly all of the family's money, grows desperate to find a husband for Wei Ping. Xing Xing soon realizes that this greed and desperation may threaten not only her memories of the past, but also her dreams for the future.
Bound to her late father's second wife and daughter. Bound to a life of servitude as a young girl in ancient China, where a woman is valued less than livestock. Bound to be alone, with no parents to arrange for a suitable husband. Xing Xing spends her days taking care of her half sister, Wei Ping, who cannot walk because of her foot bindings, the painful tradition for girls who are fit to be married. Even so, Xing Xing is content to practice her gift for poetry and calligraphy, and to dream of a life unbound by the laws of family and society.
But all of this is about to change as Stepmother, who has spent nearly all of the family's money, grows desperate to find a husband for Wei Ping. Xing Xing soon realizes that this greed and desperation may threaten not only her memories of the past, but also her dreams for the future.
First line
Xing Xing squatted by the water, silent and unmoving.
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Citations
- Kliatt, 09/01/2006, Page 26
- Publishers Weekly, 07/17/2006, Page 160
