Girl in Translation
Girl in Translation By Jean Kwok Pgs. 303 Rating: Kimberly Chang and her mother move from Hong Kong to New York. They don't speak English and don't own anything. They were hoping to find a better life but instead they were faced with difficult things like living in a rat infested apartment and working in a sweatshop. Kimberly learn show her passion for school can help her get ahead in life and learns how to live two lives, one of a student and one of a sweatshop worker. Living in her new life in New York, Kimberly is faced with poverty, love, heartbreak, and triumph. This book taught me that hard work and dedication can get you places and that friends are everything.
