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. Sue feels an instant attraction to andy, and her white friends think. Mismatch is a very sweet story about a very wellmatched teen romance. Immediately surrounded by a courtyard full of swordwielding samurai, the two learn that not only is lord okudaira dead, but the missing heir to the castle has just arrived to claim lordship over. Lensey namioka author 2008 an ocean apart, a world away lensey namioka author 2007 mismatch lensey namioka author 2007. Lensey namioka books, biography, contact information. They fall in love, but have troubles getting together because of their feuding families due to their backgrounds. Read half and half by lensey namioka available from rakuten kobo. Namioka, lensey 1929 personal born june 14, 1929, in peking, china. Lensey namioka is currently considered a single author. Lensey namioka is a published author of childrens books and young adult books. Mismatch by lensey namioka 2007, paperback for sale online. 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.
Half and half by lensey namioka was published in 2003. Lensey namioka biography lensey namioka biography and list of works lensey namioka books covid19 update april 29, 2020. Books by lensey namioka 7 sort by number of resources number of awards book title year published word count reading level. The lexile power v word selector identifies up to 10 challenging words in each book that are important for students to know. Likable 11yearold fiona cheng narrates namiokas ties that bind, ties that break. Then she meets andy, a handsome and passionate violin player who happens to be asian american. Here she met and married isaac namioka, a fellow graduate student in mathematics. Yang the youngest and his terrible ear novel about coping with a racially mixed heritage. Sue hua just moved from racially diverse seattle to a suburban whitebread town where she feels like the only asian american for miles. Follow lensey namioka and explore their bibliography from s lensey namioka author page. Yang the youngest and his terrible ear by lensey namioka. I read it because i had liked the authors an ocean apart, a world away, but it was nothing like that at. Lensey namioka is the author of several books for children and young adults, including ties that bind, ties that break.
As a child in china, she read chinese martial arts novels, sherlock holmes stories, and the three musketeers. Namioka also wrote a series of books about a chinese american family named yang, and several. Lensey namioka was born in beijing and moved to the united states when she was a child. Ties that bind, ties that break by lensey namioka books. Mismatch isbn 9780440238799 pdf epub lensey namioka. Yang the youngest and his terrible ear lensey namioka. It is about a chinese american girl named sue hua and a japanese american boy named andy suzuki.
Lensey namioka primary author only author division. If you have any issues with the site, please dont hesitate to contact us. 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. Lensey namioka nee chao is a chineseborn american writer of books for young adults and children. 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. Feb 14, 2006 the book i read is called mismatch by lensey namioka. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. She is a fulltime writer, living in seattle with her family. View the complete lensey namioka book list fictiondb is committed to providing the best possible fiction reference information. Mismatch isbn 9780440238799 pdf epub lensey namioka ebook. April is a chinese american girl trying to live the life of both worlds.
Some of the published credits of lensey namioka include april and the dragon lady, mismatch. Namioka expanded this book into a whole series of books about samurai. Sue hua just moved from racially diverse seattle to a suburban whitebread town where she feels like the only asian amer. Author lensey namiokas complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Lensey namioka biography lensey namioka biography and list of works lensey namioka books. Lensey namioka has written many popular books, including ties that bind, ties that break laurel leaf. Author of imagine, april and the dragon lady, white serpent castle, yang the third and her impossible family, yang the youngest and his terrible ear, valley of the broken cherry trees, the samurai and the longnosed devils, village of the vampire cat. They are the ones who selected her last book, mismatch, for the 2008 international. Lensey namioka their families clash when a japaneseamerican teenaged boy starts dating a chineseamerican teenaged girl. When fiona must check off her race on an enrollment form for a class at the local recreation center, she has trouble fitting herself into the boxes. On one side she is trying to please her grandma and be involved with her chinese culture, but on the other side she is trying to be a normal american girl. The namiokas moved to ithaca, new york, where isaac namioka taught at cornell university, and lensey namioka taught at wells college.
Ties that bind, ties that break ebook written by lensey namioka. She writes about china and chinese american families. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ties that bind, ties that break. To edit or update the above biography on lensey namioka, please log in or register. About the author lensey namioka was born in beijing and moved to the united states when she was a child. Lensey namioka author 2007 ties that bind, ties that break. Lensey namioka books list of books by author lensey namioka. Mismatch by lensey namioka overdrive rakuten overdrive. Mismatch by lensey namioka meet your next favorite book. Lensey namioka author of ties that bind, ties that break. Lensey namioka books biography and list of works author. Half and half ebook by lensey namioka rakuten kobo. About the author 1992 lensey namioka is the author of several books for children and young adults, including ties that bind, ties that break. Likable 11yearold fiona cheng narrates namioka s ties that bind, ties that break.
Read mismatch by lensey namioka available from rakuten kobo. Ties that bind, ties that break book by lensey namioka. Discover book depositorys huge selection of lensey namioka books online. 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. Sep 11, 2008 author of imagine, april and the dragon lady, white serpent castle, yang the third and her impossible family, yang the youngest and his terrible ear, valley of the broken cherry trees, the samurai and the longnosed devils, village of the vampire cat. Written by lensey namioka, author of ties that bind, ties that break, and an ocean apart, a world away, mismatch tells the experience of sue moving into a new neighborhood from an urban environment in seattle. Ailins classmate and friend yanyan, who narrates here, travels to shanghai to bid her farewell. China, a travelers companion by lensey namioka book. Mismatch by lensey namioka 2007, paperback for sale. Excerpted from mismatch by lensey namioka excerpted by permission. April and the dragon lady by lensey namioka is an amanzing book. Lensey namioka lensey namioka is the author of books such as white serpent castle. Mismatch written by lensey namioka ebook sue hua just moved from racially diverse seattle to a suburban whitebread town where she feels like the only asian american for miles.
Namioka attended university of california, berkeley, where her father was a professor of asian studies. Lensey namioka when zenta and matsuzo two sixteenth century japanese samurai arrive at the white serpent castle they find anything but a warm welcome. Namioka expanded this book into a whole series of books about samurai in sixteenthcentury japan. Picking up where namiokas ties that bind, ties that break left off, this novel opens in 1921 china, where ailin is about to set sail for america. She writes about china and chinese american families, as well as japan, her husbands native country. About the author 1992 lensey namioka is the author of several books for children and young adults, including ties that.
Random house childrens books, dec 18, 2007 young adult fiction 224 pages. See all books authored by lensey namioka, including ties that bind, ties that. The book i read is called mismatch by lensey namioka. This acclaimed book by lensey namioka is available at in several formats for your ereader.
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