I love all of the background to this one: the backdrop of Chinese Indo family dynamics, the Indonesian culture with the strict (and yes, to our sensibilities) sometimes brutal restrictions, the exploration of more than just the tourist sites (which is the knowledge extent of most Aussies I’d say), the focus on topics that have run hot, particularly in the past year or so, such as toxic masculinity, slut-shaming and gender diversity. Even more interesting perhaps is that it’s the second with an Indonesian setting I’ve read in a relatively short space of time, and given Indo is our very near neighbour – plus, also because I have a very dear Indo friend (Hello Miss Lily!), it’s great to learn some more about this country and the culture, even the difficult or unpleasant parts. Coincidentally, it is one of a posse of recent YAs that are Asian-focused in one way or another. In actual fact, this is hands down the most enjoyable YA novel I’ve read in a long time.
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A partner in the law practice of senator Claro M. Guerrero III, was a Filipino diplomat and novelist, and was one of the foremost Filipino nationalists of his era. León María Ignacio Agapito Guerrero y Francisco better known simply as Leon Ma. It is so honest and I love that this book is written in a simple way and easily accessible to children. I strongly felt that the reactions shown to George in this book are quite close to those of today’s society and it made it feel very real. Her best friend, Kelly, turns out to be wonderfully supportive her brother is surprisingly accepting her mother goes on a roller coaster of emotions and she is on the receiving end of taunts from the class bully. This story explores George’s own feelings as well as the way in which those around her react. It tells the story of George, a young girl who has been born in the wrong body: biologically she is a boy. Not just so she can be Charlotte - but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all. 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OL21197946W Page_number_confidence 87.80 Pages 166 Partner Innodata Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20200923205722 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 277 Scandate 20200918183917 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 0140008969 Tts_version 4. In none of her other novels is Virginia Woolf as conscious of and responsive to contemporary events as in Between the Acts. Before the book was published in the spring of 1941, Virginia Woolf. Urn:lcp:betweenacts0000wool_j9r9:epub:9eb794ba-6e01-422a-81f9-6c620447a544 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier betweenacts0000wool_j9r9 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t3620d66q Invoice 1652 Isbn 0140008969ĩ780140008968 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 11.0 (Extended OCR) Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.16 Old_pallet IA19303 Openlibrary_edition Set in the summer of 1939 on the day of the annual village pageant at Pointz Hall, the novel weaves together the musings of several disparate characters and their reactions to the imminence of the Second World War, which provides the novel with its dark undercurrent. The action takes place on a single summers. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 15:07:07 Boxid IA1941610 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier The authors last novel, written during the early years of World War II, was completed just before her death. |