Girls on the Line
by
Jennie Liu
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Lerner
Imprint
Carolrhoda Lab
ISBN
9781512459388
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Social Issue: Abortion, Language: Strong Language, Sexual Content: Strong Sexual Content/Themes, Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Underage Use, Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Underage Use, Medical: Reproductive/Sexual Reference/Discussion
Luli and Yun grew up together in a Chinese orphanage. But their new lives as factory workers strain their friendship, especially when Yun becomes pregnant by a "bride kidnapper."
Author’s note. Discussion questions.
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Social Issue: Abortion, Language: Strong Language, Sexual Content: Strong Sexual Content/Themes, Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Underage Use, Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Underage Use, Medical: Reproductive/Sexual Reference/Discussion
Details
Format
Page Count
232
Trim Size
5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
Dewey
F
AR
0: points 0
Lexile
HL720L
Genre
Fiction
Scholastic Reading Counts
0
JLG Release
Feb 2019
Book Genres
Topics
Missing persons. Factories. Pregnancy. Orphans. China.
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