| Slant Contributor(s): Williams, Laura E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1571316825 ISBN-13: 9781571316820 Publisher: Milkweed Editions OUR PRICE: $6.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: Lauren, a Korean-American adoptee, has been saving for years to pay for a special eye surgery that will deepen the crease of her eyelids. However, Lauren wonders whether the operation will make her more confident and popular, or if she can find that confidence within herself. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008007093 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.32" W x 8" (0.42 lbs) 160 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 126121 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thirteen-year-old Lauren, a Korean American adoptee, is best friends with the prettiest -- and tallest -- girl in the school, Julie, who has an endless amount of confidence. Lauren, on the other hand, has been saving for years to pay for a special eye surgery that will deepen the crease of her eyelids. It's not that she wants to look like everyone else in her suburban Connecticut school; she'd just be happy if kids stopped calling her slant and gook. Up until now she's been able to ignore the insults, but when the cutest boy in her class calls her slant, she realizes she needs to do something about her nickname. When she convinces her reluctant father to consent to the eye operation, Lauren suddenly finds herself faced with a challenge: should she get the operation that might make her more confident and popular, or can she find that confidence within herself? Laura Williams' sensitive, beautifully written story offers a powerful lesson to young readers whose self-esteem depends too much on how they look. |