{"product_id":"9781101664742","title":"China Boy","description":"“What a knockout. An incredibly rich and new voice or American literature… \u003ci\u003eChina Boy \u003c\/i\u003egrabs the reader’s heart and won’t let go… A wonder of a story.”—\u003cb\u003eAmy Tan, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kai Ting is the only American-born son of an aristocratic Mandarin family that fled China in the wake of Mao’s revolution. Growing up in San Francisco’s ghetto, Kai is caught between two worlds—embracing neither the Chinese nor the American way of life. After his mother’s death, Kai is suddenly plunged into American culture by his new stepmother, a Philadelphia society woman who tries to erase every vestige of China from the household. Warm, funny, and deeply moving, \u003ci\u003eChina Boy \u003c\/i\u003eis a brilliantly rendered novel of family relationships, culture shock, and the perils of growing up in an America of sharp differences and shared humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Trade Paperback edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47077141971184,"sku":"9781101664742","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101664742_p0.jpg?v=1763689773","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101664742","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}