The Year of the Rat
In this sequel to Year of the Dog, Pacy has another big year in store for her. The Year of the Dog was a very lucky year: she met her best friend Melody and discovered her true talents. However, the Year of the Rat brings big changes: Pacy must deal with Melody moving to California, find the...
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In this sequel to Year of the Dog, Pacy has another big year in store for her. The Year of the Dog was a very lucky year: she met her best friend Melody and discovered her true talents. However, the Year of the Rat brings big changes: Pacy must deal with Melody moving to California, find the courage to forge on with her dream of becoming a writer and illustrator, and learn to face some of her own flaws. Pacy encounters prejudice, struggles with acceptance, and must find the beauty in change.Based on the author's childhood adventures, Year of the Rat, features the whimsical black and white illustrations and the hilarious and touching anecdotes that helped Year of the Dog earn rave reviews and satisfied readers.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780316033619 (0316033618)
Publish date: January 1st 2009
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Literature,
Cultural,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
Contemporary,
Asian Literature,
Asia,
China
I really enjoyed The Year of the Dog, and The Year of the Rat is a great sequel. Grace Lin’s books remind me of the Yang family series: true-to-life observations about what it is to be an Asian kid growing up in America. More on the nose than some other books, but also some really subtle writing (mo...
This is the sequel of Year of the Dog. Pacy has another exciting year. Two years after Year of the Dog, the Year of the Rat means changes- both good and bad. Melody and her family move to California and Pacy feels alone. Another Chinese family rents Melody, and the boy Dun-Wei goes to Pacy's school....
I liked this better than the first, if only slightly (it'd get an 8.5 out of ten from me if I could show that; not enough for five stars though). It seemed as if there was more conflict, more going on, than in the first, and that made me feel more involved with the story. Furthermore, I liked gettin...
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