Lensey namioka was born in beijing and moved to the united states when she was a child. This is the first of her ya novels i have read, and im sad to say i couldnt get into it. Yang the youngest and his terrible ear by lensey namioka. Lensey namioka is the author of yang the youngest and his terrible ear and yang the third and her impossible family. Then she meets andy, a handsome and passionate violin player who just happens to be asian like. Namioka attended university of california, berkeley, where her father was a professor of asian studies. Here she met and married isaac namioka, a fellow graduate student in mathematics. In 1959, the namiokas first daug namioka was born in beijing, the daughter of linguist yuenren chao and physician buwei yang chao. Lensey namioka is currently considered a single author. Books by author lensey namioka at boomerang books, australias online independent bookstore page 1. While not all caucasians are as racially ignorant as they were portrayed in this book, there are many that need to be be aware of different asian cultures. Lensey namioka nee chao is a chineseborn american writer of books for young. Lensey namioka primary author only author division. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.
List of books by lensey namioka stored on this site. Then she meets andy, a handsome and passionate violin player who happens to be asian american. She also finds herself attracted to andy, another asian american at her school. The book i read is called mismatch by lensey namioka. The central message of this book is to be open to new experiences and cultures.
Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Buy mismatch book online at best prices in india on. Yingtao, the firstperson narrator of yang the youngest and his terrible ear. Namioka has also written a series of books about a chinese american family named yang, and several books about young women and girls facing difficult choices, as well as travel books about japan and china. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience.
Yang the second and her secret admirers by lensey namioka. Namioka s works, as she once told something about the author sata, draw heavily on her chinese cultural heritage and on her husbands japanese cultural heritage. Namioka is perhaps best known for her series of exciting, adventuremystery books about. As a child in china, she read chinese martial arts novels, sherlock holmes stories, and the three musketeers. Namioka expanded this book into a whole series of books about samurai in sixteenthcentury japan. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Critics praised these books and lensey namioka s other works of historical fiction for their attention to detail and for evoking the place and period vividly. Random house childrens books, apr 10, 2007 chinese americans 217 pages. Other dell yearling books you will enjoy yang the youngest and his terrible ear, lensey namioka yang the third and her impossible family, lensey namioka yang the second and her secret admirers, lensey namioka yang the eldest and his odd jobs, lensey namioka when my name was keoko, linda sue park a single shard, linda sue park. Critics also lauded her plots for their mystery, intrigue, action and suspense.
It is about a chinese american girl named sue hua and a japanese american boy named andy suzuki. I have read and enjoyed lensey namioka s series about the yang family. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read mismatch. Yang the youngest and his terrible ear novel about coping with a racially mixed heritage.
Even after years of violin lessons from his father, yingtao cannot make beautiful music. Lensey namioka writes a good book for middle school students, and perhaps some high school students, but it is difficult for this book to penetrate anyone beyond high school. Ties that bind, ties that break by namioka, lensey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Lensey namioka nee chao is a chineseborn american writer of books for. Lensey namioka author of ties that bind, ties that break. There are many places where the presenting of historical andor cultural information overwhelms the plot, almost giving a nonfiction impression. They fall in love, but have troubles getting together because of their feuding families due to their backgrounds. Discover book depositorys huge selection of lensey namioka books online. I have read and enjoyed lensey namiokas series about the yang family. After living in the culturally diverse city of seattle, fifteenyearold sue finds herself in a predominately white school in the suburbs.
Product title yang the third and her impossible family. Lensey namioka s first love is reading and writing adventure stories. Namioka, lensey social networks and archival context. Mismatch isbn 9780440238799 pdf epub lensey namioka. Were featuring millions of their reader ratings on our book pages to help you find your new favourite book. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Ties that bind, ties that break by lensey namioka, 9780440415992. Lensey namioka has written many popular books, including ties that bind, ties that break laurel leaf. Lensey namioka books list of books by author lensey namioka. Buy a cheap copy of half and half book by lensey namioka. Featured movies all video latest this just in prelinger archives democracy now. The namiokas moved to ithaca, new york, where isaac namioka taught at cornell university, and lensey namioka taught at wells college.
Likable 11yearold fiona cheng narrates namioka s ties that bind, ties that break. Lensey namioka worked primarily as a mathematics instructor before beginning her career as a published writer in the mid1970s. Kirakira by cynthia kadohata american born chinese by gene luen yang girl in translation by. This acclaimed book by lensey namioka is available at in several formats for your ereader. Sue hua just moved from racially diverse seattle to a suburban whitebread town where she feels like the only asian american for miles. See all books authored by lensey namioka, including ties that bind, ties that break, and yang the youngest and his terrible ear yang, and more on.
Yang the third and her impossible family by lensey namioka book 12 editions published between 1995 and 2018 in english and held by 602 worldcat. Yang the youngest and his terrible ear written by lensey namioka trade paperback everyone in the yang family is a talented musician except for nineyearold yingtao, the youngest yang. Sue feels an instant attraction to andy, and her white friends think theyre made for each otherafter all, they both use chopsticks and eat a lot of rice. A community of teen book lovers and aspiring writers sharing ya book recommendations, videos, quizzes, writing advice, and more, all on one online platform where you can connect with authors, discover new books, write your own stories, and win prizes. I like how this book depicted yinglans struggle to. Sue hua just moved from racially diverse seattle to a suburban whitebread town. Yang the third and her impossible family yang family series by namioka, lensey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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