The Fold
Joyce never used to care that much about how she looked, but that was before she met JFKJohn Ford Kang, the most gorgeous guy in school. And it doesn't help that she's constantly being compared to her beautiful older sister, Helen. Then her rich plastic-surgery-addict aunt offers Joyce a...
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Joyce never used to care that much about how she looked, but that was before she met JFKJohn Ford Kang, the most gorgeous guy in school. And it doesn't help that she's constantly being compared to her beautiful older sister, Helen. Then her rich plastic-surgery-addict aunt offers Joyce a gift to “fix” a part of herself she'd never realized needed fixingher eyes. Joyce has heard of the fold surgerya common procedure meant to make Asian women's eyes seem “prettier” and more “American”but she's not sure she wants to go through with it. Her friend Gina can't believe she isn't thrilled. After all, the plastic surgeon has shown Joyce that her new eyes will make her look just like Helenbut is that necessarily a good thing? Printz Awardwinning author An Na has created a surprisingly funny and thought-provoking look at notions of beauty, who sets the standards and how they affect us all. Joyce's decision is sure to spark heated discussions about the beauty myths readers confront in their own lives.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780399242762 (0399242767)
Publish date: April 10th 2008
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Pages no: 280
Edition language: English
This was a pretty good book. Deals with a topic that everyone goes though--not being comfortable in your own skin.