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A Person of Interest: A Novel (Hardcover) by Susan Choi bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Eldest (Inheritance, #2) by Christopher Paolini bookshelves: currently-reading |
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12/30
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Sacred Games (P.S.) by Vikram Chandra bookshelves: currently-reading |
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read in December, 2008
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The Abstinence Teacher (Paperback) by Tom Perrotta bookshelves: to-read |
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time (Paperback) by Greg Mortenson bookshelves: to-read |
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Simon Bloom: The Octopus Effect (Simon Bloom) by Michael Reisman bookshelves: to-read |
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Shanghai Girls: A Novel (Hardcover) by Lisa See (Goodreads author) bookshelves: to-read |
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Running from the Devil: A Novel (Hardcover) by Jamie Freveletti bookshelves: to-read |
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Everything Asian: A Novel (Hardcover) by Sung J. Woo bookshelves: to-read |
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"Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own."
— Bruce Lee
— Bruce Lee
"Be not afraid"
— John Paul II
— John Paul II
"Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one"
— Bruce Lee
— Bruce Lee
"One only dies once, and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is lost and will not present itself again."
— José Rizal
— José Rizal
Back Kicks and Broken Promises (Literature & Fiction)
2 chapters
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updated 06/02/2009 03:00AM
description:
Set in Singapore, New Jersey and Manila, Back Kicks and Broken Promises is a coming of age story that can be described as The Namesake meets The Catcher in the Rye meets The Karate Kid.
Ricky Gilbert, the adopted Filipino son of American parents and the brother to an adopted Chinese sister, is forced to come to terms with his move from Singapore to New Jersey while also having to deal with adolescent angst, his mother’s battle with AIDS and the discovery of a family secret that centers around him.
With his new friend Max, an American-born Filipino who introduces him to Tae Kwon Do, Ricky finds a way to belong and learns what ‘family’ really means.
Solace in a Longneck (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters
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updated 07/17/2008 02:55AM
description:
Short story about a man and woman.
Sage of Heaven (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
1 chapters
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updated 03/17/2008 09:01PM
description:
YA fantasy story about a Chinese-American teenager who is being sought after by some Chinese assassins in order to claim his powers; powers he received by being the descendant of an Chinese god and power he doesn't know he possesses.
Write in 2009
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When I grow up I want to be a WRITER!
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When you were little did you want to be a novelist? Forget the whole idea of wanting to become a teacher, a doctor, an actress.....you could care less...more
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