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    Jean Kwok

    Jean Kwok is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of The Leftover Woman, Searching for Sylvie Lee, Girl in Translation, and Mambo in Chinatown. Her books have been chosen by Read with Jenna’s TODAY show book club, Goodreads Choice, CBS New York, Book of the Month, LibraryReads, and Indie Next, among others, and much of her work is in development for film and television. In between her bachelor’s degree from Harvard and her MFA from Columbia, she worked as a professional ballroom dancer. Her work has been published in more than twenty countries and is taught in schools across the world. When she’s not writing she can be found line dancing, burning food, or snuggling with her cat. After two decades in the Netherlands, she’s returned to the New York area.
    Girl in Translation
    Girl in Translation
    Jean Kwok
    9781594485152
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    May 03, 2011
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    Girl in Translation
    Girl in Translation
    Jean Kwok
    9781594485152
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    May 03, 2011
    Riverhead Books
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB

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    Mon Jul 13 | 07:00 PM
    The Ripped Bodice
    218 5th Ave
    Brooklyn, NY 11215
    Google Map

    Tue Jul 14 | 07:00 PM
    The Commons
    5127 Delmar Blvd
    St. Louis, MO 63108
    Google Map

    Wed Jul 15 | 06:00 PM
    Tattered Cover - Colfax
    2526 E Colfax Ave
    Denver, CO 80206
    Google Map

    Thu Jul 16 | 07:00 PM
    Joseph-Beth Booksellers at Rockwood
    2692 Madison Rd Ste M
    Cincinnati, OH 45208
    Google Map

    Fri Jul 17 | 07:00 PM
    Anderson's Bookshop
    123 W Jefferson Ave
    Naperville, IL 60540
    Google Map

    Sat Jul 18 | 06:00 PM
    Barnes & Noble
    1000 Research Blvd
    Austin, TX 78759
    Google Map

    Wed Jul 22 | 06:00 PM
    Kinney Bungalow
    505 Point Judith Rd
    Narragansett, RI 02882
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    Thu Jul 23 | 07:00 PM
    Lovestruck Books & Cafe
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    Cambridge, MA 02138
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