The Many Meanings of Meilan by Andrea Wang (English) Hardcover Book

Description: The Many Meanings of Meilan by Andrea Wang Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description A family feud before the start of seventh grade propels Meilan from Bostons 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. Publisher Description Meilan Huas world is made up of a few key ingredients- her familys beloved matriarch, Nai Nai; the bakery her parents, aunts, and uncles own and run in Bostons 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 Meilans 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, shes 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 its possible to grieve, the injustices large and small that make us rage, and the peace thats 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 KwokA family feud before the start of seventh grade propels Meilan from Bostons 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 Huas world is made up of a few key ingredients- her familys beloved matriarch, Nai Nai; the bakery her parents, aunts, and uncles own and run in Bostons 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 Meilans 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, shes 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 its possible to grieve, the injustices large and small that make us rage, and the peace thats unlocked when we learn to find home within ourselves. Author Biography Andrea Wang is the award-winning author of the picture books The Nian Monster (Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor), Magic Ramen (Freeman Book Award Honor), and Watercress. The Many Meanings of Meilan is her debut middle-grade novel. The first character in Andreas Chinese name is an archaic one that means fragrant, but her parents friends all thought it was the character for jade, which sounds exactly the same. That sparked her lifelong interest in names and identity. Shed much rather be a rock than smelly. Andrea likes to write about family, food, and culture. She spent her childhood in Ohio and Boston and now lives in Colorado with her family. Details ISBN 0593111281 ISBN-13 9780593111284 Title The Many Meanings of Meilan Author Andrea Wang Format Hardcover Year 2021 Pages 368 Publisher Penguin Young Readers GE_Item_ID:137586044; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! 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