Subway Girl
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- CHF 10.00
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- CHF 10.00
Publisher Description
In this brilliant debut by P. J. Converse, two unlikely teenagers discover that love has a language all its own.
He is shy. Unassuming. Inexperienced.
She is Subway Girl. Cool. Unattainable.
From the moment he sees her on a Hong Kong subway, Simon falls in love with the girl with purple streaks in her hair, but he doesn't have the nerve to talk to her. When he finally works up the courage, he realizes he can't. Because Amy doesn't speak Chinese, and Simon is failing English.
But somehow, Amy and Simon connect, and they find that they understand each other. Enough for Simon to admit that he is dropping out of school. Enough for Amy to confess that she is pregnant with her ex-boyfriend's baby. Amy and Simon feel lost in a world so much bigger than they are, and yet they still have each other.
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Amy Lee stands out in Hong Kong with her purple-streaked hair and fiery personality, but when mellow yet ambitious Simon Chan finally gathers the confidence to approach her in the subway station, they develop a surprising relationship, balanced between friendship and romance. Simon's parents run a small odds-and-ends shop and have high hopes for him to be the first high school graduate in the family, but he struggles with learning English, and is in danger of failing out of school. Originally from San Francisco, Chinese-American Amy attempts to tutor him, but their bond is threatened when she discovers that she is pregnant by her now ex-boyfriend and needs Simon's help to get an abortion without her mother finding out. The frequently alternating points of view highlight the teens' unique problems as well as the struggles they share, which involve the academic and social pressures associated with Chinese culture and adult life. Debut author Converse writes straightforward and sometimes lyrical prose, well suited to this story of wanderlust, dreams, and the forces that both bring people together and pull them apart. Ages 14 up.
