Frances, a Chinese-American student in a competitive school in San Francisco in the 1980s, begins to question her mother's insistence that she becomes a doctor when she accidentally enrolls in a speech class and discovers a hidden talent. Frances, a Chinese American student in a competitive school in San Francisco in the 1980s, begins to question her mother's insistence that she become a doctor when she accidentally enrolls in a speech class and discovers a hidden talent.
How it feels
MoodBittersweet
How it reads
Character focusSmall ensemble
Worth knowing
Written forYoung adultMiddle grade
When and where
ThemesFamily
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- Child abusemoderateunreviewed
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