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The brightest star : a novel Cover Image Book Book

The brightest star : a novel / Gail Tsukiyama.

Tsukiyama, Gail, (author.).

Summary:

"At the dawn of a new century, America is falling in love with silent movies, including young Wong Liu Tsong. The daughter of Chinese immigrants who own a laundry, Wong Liu and her older sister Lew Ying (Lulu) are taunted and bullied for their Chinese heritage. But while Lulu diligently obeys her parents and learns to speak Chinese, Wong Liu sneaks away to the local nickelodeons, buying a ticket with her lunch money and tips saved from laundry deliveries. By eleven Wong Liu is determined to become an actress and has already chosen a stage name: Anna May Wong. At sixteen, Anna May leaves high school to pursue her Hollywood dreams, defying her disapproving father and her Chinese traditional upbringing, a choice that will hold emotional and physical consequences"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063213753 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 337 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.

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Subject: Wong, Anna May, 1905-1961 > Fiction.
Chinese American women > Fiction.
Cultural appropriation > Fiction.
Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Fiction.
Racism in motion pictures > Fiction.
Genre: Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Innisfil Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lakeshore Branch.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch FIC Tsuki 31681010329068 FICTION Available -

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