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Finding My Voice
ISBN
9780064472456 (hardback)

Finding My Voice is a

Harper Trophy,[1] and was reissued in 2021.[2] Finding My Voice is generally considered to be the "first teen novel released by a major publisher with a contemporary Asian American protagonist by an Asian American author".[3] An excerpt from Finding My Voice was included in the anthology Prejudice: stories about hate, ignorance, revelation, and transformation[4][5] and in Literary themes for students: the American dream: examining diverse literature to understand and compare universal themes.[6]

Lee's novel Saying Goodbye is the sequel to Finding My Voice.[7]

Plot

Finding My Voice is a frank presentation of the issue of racism through the experiences of Ellen Sung, a high school senior, who is the daughter of Korean immigrants and is attracted to Tomper, a white classmate.

Reception

Kirkus Reviews described it as "Honestly rendered, and never didactic, the story allows readers first to flinch in recognition and then to look into their own hearts."[8] Publishers Weekly's review said "If Lee's story line is somewhat familiar, her portrayal of her heroine is unusually well balanced."[9]

Monica Chiu states "Lee's novel exemplifies that some authority cannot be subverted by young adults, and that students are disadvantaged in fighting a system that is more powerful than they are."[10] Eve Becker, writing in the Chicago Tribune, says the book helps readers understand what it is like to be an outsider, but calls it "sort of predictable".[11]

Honors

The

International Reading Association placed it on their 1994 Young Adults' Choices list.[14] In 1997, it was on the American Library Association list of Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults.[15]

References

  1. OCLC 671809976
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  2. ^ Yang, Hannah (February 2, 2021). "'Finding My Voice': Hibbing native's YA novel reissue connects with new generation of readers". MPRnews. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  3. OCLC 1022200901
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  4. OCLC 31331199
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  5. ISSN 1948-7428
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  6. ^ "Literary themes for students; the American dream; examining diverse literature to understand and compare universal themes; 2v. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  7. ^ Bussel, Rachel Kramer. "Popular Asian-American Young Adult Novel 'Finding My Voice' To Be Republished in 2021". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  8. ^ FINDING MY VOICE by Marie G. Lee | Kirkus Reviews.
  9. ^ "Finding My Voice". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  10. ISSN 0147-2593
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  11. ^ Becker, Eve (6 Sep 1994). "BOOKS". Chicago Tribune.
  12. ISBN 9781410345943
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  13. ^ "Friends of American Writers Chicago Young People's Literature Awards". fawchicago.org. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  14. JSTOR 40033306
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  15. ^ "ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults – Book awards". www.librarything.com. Retrieved 2019-09-29.

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