Lensey Namioka
Born
in Beijing, China
June 14, 1929
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Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
17 editions
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1999
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Yang the Youngest and his Terrible Ear (The Yang Family, #1)
14 editions
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1992
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An Ocean Apart, a World Away
7 editions
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2002
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Mismatch
7 editions
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2006
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Half and Half
12 editions
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2003
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April and the Dragon Lady
11 editions
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1994
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Yang the Third and Her Impossible Family (Yang Family, #2)
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1995
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Village of the Vampire Cat (Zenta and Matsuzo Mystery #4)
5 editions
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1981
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The Samurai and the Long-Nosed Devils (Zenta and Matsuzo Mystery #1)
8 editions
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1976
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Den of the White Fox
5 editions
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1997
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“Then I carefully dipped my brush and wrote the characters for family, country, and book. When the examiner smiled, I knew he liked my work, so I decided to write the hardest character I knew, which was the one for virtue. It took fifteen strokes.”
― Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
― Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
“She’ll be five soon,’’ said Mother. ‘‘Most girls have it done even earlier. When Mrs. Liu saw Ailin the other day, she was shocked that her feet were still unbound. She also remarked on how spirited Ailin was. In other words, she found her spoiled and uncontrollable. Having Ailin’s feet bound would stop her from running around like a boy.’’ I looked at Little Brother, who was tottering up to a pot of chrysanthemums. In a few years he would be able to run around just like my cousins. Why was it all right for boys to run around but not for me? Father sighed. ‘‘Why can’t we wait a few years before deciding on the match with the Lius? I’ve never been keen on these early engagements.’’ He smiled. ‘‘Our marriage wasn’t arranged until you were fourteen, and it hasn’t turned out so badly, has it?”
― Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
― Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
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