An ocean apart, a world away

Historical Fiction Young Adult

Pages: 208
Published: 2002
Language: English

Synopsis

Despite the odds facing her decision to become a doctor in 1920's Nanking, China, teenaged Yanyan leaves her family to study at Cornell University where, along with hard work, she finds prejudice and loneliness as well as friendship and a new sense of accomplishment.

How it reads

Hopeful Emotional Inspiring

Coming of Age Fish Out of Water

Prose complexity 4/10

Genres

Historical Fiction Young Adult History

Characters

YanyanProtagonist

All characters in An ocean apart, a world away

Subjects

20th Century Achinese China Chinese Cornell University Interpersonal relations New York (State)Prejudices

Places

Cornell University Nanking, China New York (State)

About the author

Lensey NamiokaChildren's Books · Historical Fiction