Written by lensey namioka, author of ties that bind, ties that break, and an ocean apart, a world away, mismatch tells the experience of sue moving into a new neighborhood from an urban environment in seattle. Sue hua just moved from racially diverse seattle to a suburban whitebread. Condition new isbn 10 0385731833 isbn 9780385731836 seller. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read mismatch. Lensey namioka has written many popular books, including ties that bind. Dec 18, 2007 lensey namioka was born in beijing and moved to the united states when she was a child. Books by lensey namioka author of ties that bind, ties that. Sign me up for news about lensey namioka and more from penguin random house. Then she meets andy, a handsome and passionate violin player who happens to be asian american.
Table of contents title page dedication chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 chapter 10. This seller has earned a 2 of 5 stars rating from biblio customers. Feb 14, 2006 mismatch by lensey namioka, 9780385902205, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Lensey namioka s first name is also unique, the creation of her chinese linguist father, yuen ren chao. Lensey namioka has written many popular books, including ties that bind, ties.
They are the ones who selected her last book, mismatch, for the 2008 international reading association young adults choices list. Lensey namioka project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. She also finds herself attracted to andy, another asian american at her school. Sue feels an instant attraction to andy, and her white friends think. Immediately download the lensey namioka summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching lensey namioka. They are the ones who selected her last book, mismatch, for the 2008. Lensey namioka, author delacorte press books for young. Lensey namioka has 29 books on goodreads with 10999 ratings. Then she meets andy, a handsome and passionate violin player who just happens to be asian like.
Mismatch by lensey namioka published february 2006 by delacorte books 217 pages where i got it. Half and half by lensey namioka was published in 2003. Read mismatch by lensey namioka available from rakuten kobo. Their families clash when a japaneseamerican teenaged boy starts dating a chineseamerican teenaged girl. Namioka expanded this book into a whole series of books about samurai in sixteenthcentury japan.
Dec 18, 2007 lensey namioka writes a good book for middle school students, and perhaps some high school students, but it is difficult for this book to penetrate anyone beyond high school. After living in the culturally diverse city of seattle, fifteenyearold sue finds herself in a predominately white school in the suburbs. Sue hua just moved from racially diverse seattle to a suburban whitebread town where she feels like. Lensey namioka has written many popular books, including ties that bind, ties that break laurel leaf. Mismatch ebook by lensey namioka 9780307433565 rakuten. Ya contemporary sue hua just moved from racially diverse seattle to a suburban whitebread town where she feels like the only asian american for miles. Namioka has also written a series of books about a chinese american family named yang, and several books about young women and girls facing difficult choices, as well as travel books about japan and china. Mismatch 9780385731836 by namioka, lensey and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Sue hua just moved from racially diverse seattle to a suburban whitebread town where she feels like the only asian american for miles. Lensey namioka was born in beijing and moved to the united states when she was a child.
Lensey namioka s most popular book is ties that bind, ties that break. M ismatch is the gentle story of an evolving romance, that must survive familial. A community of teen book lovers and aspiring writers sharing ya book recommendations, videos, quizzes, writing advice, and more, all on one online platform where you can connect with authors, discover new books, write your own stories, and win prizes. To chineseamerican sue hua, whose grandmothers home was raided by japanese soldiers in the 1930s, it means hiding her boyfriend, japaneseamerican andy suzuki, from her family. Random house childrens books, dec 18, 2007 young adult fiction 224 pages. Random house childrens books, apr 10, 2007 chinese americans 217 pages. Although namioka ties that bind, ties that break does not seem as attuned to the. She writes about china and chinese american families, as well as japan, her husbands native country. Mismatch written by lensey namioka ebook sue hua just moved from racially diverse seattle to a suburban whitebread town where she feels like the only asian american for miles. Lensey namioka nee chao is a chineseborn american writer of books for young adults and children. I happened upon it by chance in a bookstore, and after reading the brief. Sign me up for news about lensey namioka and more from penguin. Motivation and inspiration dream of other worlds short and sweet reads. Feb 14, 2006 written by lensey namioka, author of ties that bind, ties that break, and an ocean apart, a world away, mismatch tells the experience of sue moving into a new neighborhood from an urban environment in seattle.
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