Why read Lucy and Linh?

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From an author Amy Tan calls “a gem,” this is a witty, highly acclaimed novel that’s “part Mean Girls, part Lord of the Flies” (The Bulletin, Starred review) about navigating life in private school while remaining true to yourself.

Lucy is a bit of a pushover, but she’s ambitious…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Lucy and Linh as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Michelle Quach

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There isn’t another young adult book out there that makes me feel as seen as Lucy and Linh, alternately titled Laurinda in its native Australia.

It was the first novel I’d ever come across with a Chinese Vietnamese protagonist, and the details about her life as the daughter of working-class refugees really hit home.

That the prose is impeccable, the social observations incisive, and the themes not at all didactic (the main character Lucy makes plenty of mistakes) instantly turned me into an Alice Pung superfan.

From Michelle's list on The best coming-of-age books about smart but (very) flawed Asian girls.