American Panda
An incisive, laugh-out-loud contemporary debut about a Taiwanese-American teen whose parents want her to be a doctor and marry a Taiwanese Ivy Leaguer despite her germophobia and crush on a Japanese classmate.At seventeen, Mei should be in high school, but skipping fourth grade was part of her...
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An incisive, laugh-out-loud contemporary debut about a Taiwanese-American teen whose parents want her to be a doctor and marry a Taiwanese Ivy Leaguer despite her germophobia and crush on a Japanese classmate.At seventeen, Mei should be in high school, but skipping fourth grade was part of her parents' master plan. Now a freshman at MIT, she is on track to fulfill the rest
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ISBN:
9781481499101 (1481499106)
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
english review (not spoilerfree) audiobook on audible Summary: At seventeen, Mei should be in high school, but skipping fourth grade was part of her parents' master plan. Now a freshman at MIT, she is on track to fulfill the rest of this predetermined future: become a doctor, marry a preapproved T...
What really stood out to me about American Panda is its depiction of complex parental relationships, where the parents want the child to fulfill an ideal instead of seeing the child as they are. The scene where Mei takes her mom around campus and for once doesn't feel like she's walking on eggshells...
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