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Product Identifiers

PublisherInfobase Holdings, Inc.

ISBN-100791092690

ISBN-139780791092699

eBay Product ID (ePID)57156628

Product Key Features

Book TitleAmy Tan

Number of Pages112 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2007

TopicPeople & Places / General, Biography & Autobiography / Literary, Biography & Autobiography / General, People & Places / United States / Asian American, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorSusan Muaddi Darraj

FormatLibrary Binding

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight13.6 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceElementary/High School

LCCN2006-026061

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromSeventh Grade

Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School

Dewey Decimal813/.54

Grade ToTwelfth Grade

Synopsis- "Being Asian American" boxed inserts that examine the impact of the subject's cultural heritage - "The Story of My Family" and "Between the Generations" sections that allow readers to experience an important part of American history - First-person accounts highlighted with full-color photographs that vividly bring each of these individuals' stories to life., In 1987, Amy Tan had already built a successful career as a freelance writer for well-known companies and corporations. However, though her work was lucrative, she still felt unsatisfied - until she tried to write fiction. Tan realized that she needed to express the things that mattered to her. Two years later, The Joy Luck Club hit bookstores, and Amy Tan, the daughter of immigrant parents from China, became a household name. She had written stories about real issues in her life and the lives of her parents: growing up as a Chinese American, the difficulty and challenges of starting over in a new country, and the tragedy of loss. ""Amy Tan"" is an inspiring biography of a woman whose own life is as arresting as that of one of her protagonists. Readers will find out how Tan followed her voice and became a beloved writer who touched the lives of people of all ethnic and racial backgrounds everywhere., In 1987, Amy Tan had already built a successful career as a freelance writer for well-known companies and corporations. She had written stories about real issues in her life and the lives of her parents. This biography shows how Tan followed her voice and became a beloved writer who touched the lives of people of all ethnic and racial backgrounds.

LC Classification NumberPS3570.A48Z63 2007