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  <title><![CDATA[Finding My Voice (A Laurel-Leaf Book)]]></title>
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  <default_description>Ellen Sung is taken unawares by Tamper Sandel, and when he kisses her, her whole world shifts. She doesn't have time for a boyfriend, especially one who's probably not going to college. She's completely absorbed in keeping her grades up to please her strict immigrant parents, who will freak out if she doesn't get into Harvard. Even an evening with her best friend, Jessie, feels like guilty time away from her studies. She can't tell her parents about Tomper, or about the racist slurs she receives in school. These days, Ellen's not sure whom to please. And what about what she wants: does that matter at all?</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1992</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Marie G. Lee]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Parents always expect their child do well in school and put the education at first place rather than other useless stuff. In this book, character Ellen Sung is very sneaky to her parents. They expected her to get A's in school and to becoming like her sister, Michelle go to Harverd. They expected he...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61362125">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed May 06 08:46:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Even though this is about a senior in high school - the book reads like the protagonist is 13...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Challenged in Michigan for offensive language]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[No, she doesn't ever find her voice. Try again.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A young-adult book.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting story. I can really relate to having parents who want you to succeed. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is well-written, and I thought I would be able to relate to the main character because it is about an Asian-American girl, but I just couldn't relate at all.  Let's just say I wish she would have found her voice much earlier in the book because it was really frustrating to see her sit back...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13599474">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a powerful voice about overcoming racism.  It was beautifully written and full of voice.  All in all, a GREAT read!]]></body>
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