![]() Ning wonders if being American will finally give her a sense of belonging, but when she arrives, she discovers that living in America isn't perfect either. Instead, she learns that her father is taking her back with him to America. When she receives news that her father will be visiting from America, Ning excitedly hopes that her parents will become a family. The daughter of a Chinese woman and American man, Ning doesn't fit in in 1870s Shanghai, where her American features and unbound feet make her stand out. Twelve-year-old Ning doesn't know where she belongs. This middle-grade historical novel is based on the family history of award-winning author Michaela MacColl. Book Synopsis Set in the late 1800s, here is the story of Ning, a Chinese American girl who struggles to find her place in the world when she is forced to leave her home in Shanghai to go live in America with a father she barely knows. ![]()
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