Skip to content

FINDING MY VOICE
Click for full-size.

FINDING MY VOICE Hardcover - 1992

by Lee, Marie G. [Marie Myung-Ok Lee]

  • Used
  • Signed
  • first

Description

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992. First edition. Fine in near-fine jacket.. Inscribed first printing of this YA romance, about a Korean-American girl facing everyday racism in her Minnesota high school while her relationship with a white classmate blossoms. According to Gabrielle Moss, FINDING MY VOICE is "the first teen novel released by a major publisher with a contemporary Asian American protagonist by an Asian American author." In the YA market of the 1980s and 1990s, stories featuring teenage people of color as protagonists were primarily historical novels. Lee had a difficult time selling this book, which bluntly describes the racism faced by her contemporary heroine as the daughter of Korean immigrants. "I think a lot of people found the very bald treatment of race in FINDING MY VOICE to be off-putting," Lee noted about the rejections the novel received before publication. It was nevertheless well reviewed, with popularity bolstered by librarian word of mouth, and is now considered an important YA milestone. 8'' x 5.25''. Original quarter purple cloth, grey paper boards, silver-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($13.95) purple pictorial dust jacket with art by Joanne Pendola. [10], 165, [1] pages. Inscribed by Lee: "___ / you're the greatest! / Love, / Marie Lee" with her red-stamped seal on the half title. Shallow rubbing to jacket extremities.
Used - Fine in near-fine jacket.
NZ$333.56
FREE Shipping to USA Standard delivery: 5 to 10 days
More Shipping Options
Ships from Type Punch Matrix (Maryland, United States)
The BIBLIO Guarantee | Ask Seller a Question

Details

  • Title FINDING MY VOICE
  • Author Lee, Marie G. [Marie Myung-Ok Lee]
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First edition
  • Condition Used - Fine in near-fine jacket.
  • Pages 165
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston
  • Date 1992
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 39889
  • ISBN 9780395621349 / 0395621348
  • Weight 0.73 lbs (0.33 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.59 x 5.72 x 0.78 in (21.82 x 14.53 x 1.98 cm)
  • Ages 12 to UP years
  • Grade levels 7 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Schools - Fiction, High schools - Fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 92002947
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About Type Punch Matrix Maryland, United States

Biblio member since 2020
Seller rating: This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. TPM is a member firm of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and upholds their Code of Ethics.

Terms of Sale:

We work hard to meet our ethical responsibility to describe material accurately. All items are guaranteed as described and may be returned for any reason within 30 days. Please notify us before mailing a return.

We guarantee the authenticity of our items. All items are original (meaning not facsimiles or reproductions), first editions (i.e. first printings), unless otherwise noted.

All items subject to prior sale. Expedited, overnight, or international shipping, as well as other carriers, may carry additional costs beyond quoted rates. All orders are packed with great care and receive tracking information, as well as a direct contact in case of any questions.

If for any reason you are dissatisfied with your purchase, please contact us.

Browse books from Type Punch Matrix

Categories

Hang on… we’re fetching the requested page.