PDF Ebook Girls on the Line, by Jennie Liu
Are you looking for Girls On The Line, By Jennie Liu that ends up being an analysis source quickly? Currently we welcome! We provide the book that you really need currently. This publication is exactly produced for inspiring lots of people that review it. If you actually need to get guide sooner, you are in the right rate. This website will not just supply guide in soft data system directly. However, you could additionally take it straight and swiftly without spending some days to wait on or waiting for the moments you have free time.
Girls on the Line, by Jennie Liu
PDF Ebook Girls on the Line, by Jennie Liu
Program your good task making your life look better. Wait, not just look far better but specifically terrific sufficient! Are you assuming that many individuals will be so admired of you that have excellent routines? Obviously it can be one of the advantages that you could acquire when having that type of leisure activities. As well as currently, exactly what regarding analysis? Is his your hobby? Well, reviewing publication is dull, will you think that so? Really, that's not.
Girls On The Line, By Jennie Liu becomes one of the hundred publications that we give in soft data types. Also this is merely saved, it will make you complete to have a publication. It will not make you feel woozy to bring guide alike the really book lover. You can simply read the soft file in the gizmo. So, it will facilitate for you to check out and computer when at workplace as well as residence. The soft file can be copied for some locations as your own.
Reading absolutely this publication could develop the precise need and also severe means to undertake as well as conquer this issue. Book as a home window of the globe can have the accurate circumstance of exactly how this publication exists. Girls On The Line, By Jennie Liu as we advise being candidate to check out has some advancements. Besides it is viewed from exact same subject as you need, it has also interesting title to read. You could additionally see just how the layout of the cover is stylised. They are truly well done without disappointment.
By this way, you can be better to have spirit to review. The very easy way to obtain, bring, and also take pleasure in reading of this book is likewise developing when getting it in soft data. By saving in some tools, you are most likely having more than a book. So, make certain that you download as well as take pleasure in the Girls On The Line, By Jennie Liu to review. The link that we provide will certainly assist you in dining the appropriate publication there.
Review
"Jennie Liu's Girls on the Line is a gut-wrenching story of sisterhood and perseverance. "Early 2000s China, in the throes of family planning policies and massive industrialization, isn't kind to orphaned girls like Luli and Yun, who are trapped in a system that controls their bodies politically, physically, and economically. Still, theirs are extraordinary lives. "As children, Luli and Yun band together. Life is debilitating in their orphanage, but their friendship lasts even when they age out of the government childcare system. They find work at an electronics factory doing tiring, daylong work. Eking out this hard living rewards them with independence and some modicum of comfort . . . until Yun discovers that she's pregnant. "China's laws prohibit unwed girls from giving birth, so Yun has only one true option: abortion. But before she can make any decisions, she vanishes. Luli struggles to find her friend before it is too late, concerned that she might have gotten into trouble with the boy who got her pregnant: a bride trafficker, Yong. "Told in alternating points of view, the book's language is clear and emotive. Yun and Luli are deep and complex. The sheer exploitation that they must endure at the hands of traffickers, factory bosses, and government regulations is brutal, but their sometimes rocky relationship offers a glimmer of hope and sisterhood in the midst of trauma. "The Chinese setting is established seamlessly; the nation's laws, social mores, and other nuances come through. Rife with tension, interweaving threads, and moving and startling moments, the story captivates and speaks to a political situation that still struggles with the aftermath of regulatory policies. "Both poignant and agonizing, Girls on the Line is a must read."―starred, Foreword Reviews (Magazine)"Sixteen-year-old Luli has just aged out of the Chinese orphanage where she's been living for eight years since her grandfather died. Her fellow orphan and friend Yun, who left the orphanage a year earlier, gets Luli a job at the electronics factory where she works. In alternating chapters, the girls relate the dramatic story of Yun's unplanned pregnancy, her human trafficker boyfriend's plans to sell their baby, and Luli's loyalty to Yun despite Yun's growing coldness. Liu's debut novel, based on her immigrant parents' past and her own trips to China, is set in 2009 and offers an insider's view of the very real plight of young women affected by China's one-child policy. The unusual setting and focus provide a much-needed look at the people who produce the goods we rely on worldwide and the hardships they face. Liu provides an authentic voice and portrayal of young Chinese women in difficult situations. Readers will learn much from this absorbing and realistic tale."―Booklist (Journal)"This story will pull on your heart in a hundred different ways. I found myself so worried for Yun and Luli, and the difficult choices they had to make in order to survive. It was beautiful to watch their friendship evolve, as each girl lost, and then found, her own strength, voice, and sense of self amid such challenging circumstances. An authentic, gripping read from beginning to end!"―Ingrid Palmer, author of All Out of Pretty (Other Print)"The author explores China's One Child Policy and its complex repercussions in this compelling dual narrative. Luli and Yun grew up together in an orphanage and find themselves in the grind of factory work as they seek financial and social independence. Shy Luli observes as Yun pursues a relationship with Yong, who self-describes as a 'bride collector.' When Yun becomes pregnant and gets fired from the factory, her world closes in with the consequences of bearing a child out of wedlock in 2009 China. Yun is self-aware enough to know she cannot face her problem alone, but her survival-mode mentality leads her away from nurturing Luli. Yong's credibility crumbles, but Yun is so embedded in his world, she needs Luli and others to navigate each step of her journey. Liu shifts narration creatively along plot points and uses a matter-of-fact tone to immerse readers in the unfolding action. The characters are realistic products of their experiences―they are flawed, accessible, and multidimensional. This novel explores a moment of contemporary history and a culture that is underrepresented in YA realistic fiction. Fans of Audacity by Melanie Crowder or Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez will gobble this up. VERDICT Recommended purchase, especially for YA collections serving older teens or new adults."―starred, School Library Journal (Journal)"In 2009 Gujiao, China, teens Luli and Yun are 'girls on the line.' They labor long, mind-numbing hours at an electronics factory while living with up to eight other people in a dormitory room. Though the young women were raised like sisters in the same grim orphanage, they couldn't be more different. Outgoing Yun loves the relative freedom that the job provides―making her own money and going out to clubs―while shy Luli would rather save her money and sleep after her shift is over. When Yun discovers she is pregnant (with an 'unauthorized' child) by her shady boyfriend Yong, who is a suspected bride trafficker, Luli is forced to set her timidity aside in order to stand up for her friend. As the girls navigate their severely limited options while trying to avoid being fired, fined, or kidnapped, readers are given a perceptive, sobering glimpse into China's oppressive economic bureaucracy. Liu's candid prose and matter-of-fact tone, related in alternating first-person chapters, heighten the horror of the harrowing conditions many Chinese girls and women are subjected to on a daily basis. Liu elucidates in a closing author's note why these situations are largely a result of China's One-Child Policy. Pass this to readers of Patricia McCormick's Sold (rev. 9/06) and Peggy Kern's Little Peach."―The Horn Book Magazine (Journal)I"t is 2009 in the city of Gujiao, China: 16-year-old Luli and 17-year-old Yun, best friends, have aged out of their orphanage and are now enjoying the exhilarating independence of factory work. Their wages and dorm life offer an exciting taste of freedom, as does Yun's handsome new boyfriend, Yong. Yun's jealous ex-boyfriend says that Yong is illegally trafficking brides to the countryside, but Yun refuses to believe it. When she becomes pregnant, however, Yun, Luli, and Yong each have their own agendas, and their decisions and deceits result in a compelling, action-packed chain of events. During this time, China's One-Child Policy made unmarried and multiple pregnancies illegal for most: Mothers would be fined for unauthorized pregnancies, and without an official permit would not even be allowed into a hospital to give birth. Told in the first person from the two girls' alternating points of view, readers will be drawn into their emotional lives through sharing both their quiet, day-to-day routines and the moments of high drama, all of which are direct results of policies that trapped ordinary citizens and forced them into making terrible decisions. An affecting and original thrill ride highlighting the bond between two friends put in a horrible situation by actual Chinese government policies."―Kirkus Reviews (Journal)"A powerful view into the struggles faced by young women in a world that doesn't value them―and where they must find strength within themselves and each other."―Joanne O'Sullivan, author of Between Two Skies (Other Print)
Read more
About the Author
Jennie Liu is the daughter of Chinese immigrants. She has been fascinated by the attitudes, social policies, and changes in China each time she visits. She lives in North Carolina with her family.
Read more
Product details
Hardcover: 232 pages
Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab ® (November 1, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1512459380
ISBN-13: 978-1512459388
Product Dimensions:
5.5 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.8 out of 5 stars
16 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#977,490 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
This is a tough book to read. It's unbelievable the conditions forced on an entire country. The author tells the story with truth even when that truth is painful. The character development and settings are developed but not overdeveloped. I now have a better understanding of human trafficking and how it happens. And I appreciate the crushing debt and hopelessness that many Chinese families endure. I visited China in the early 80s and I remember our female tour guide treating us with contempt because us Americans couldn't understand why boy babies were more valued than girl babies. This story brings that sentiment to life. Nice job, Ms. Lui.
I thoroughly enjoyed this books about the lives of two modern day women working in the factories of China. It took a look at China's unique laws on reproduction laws and spun it into a suspenseful, heart-wrenching story. If you enjoy stories about different cultures, want to read about thought provoking real life issues, or enjoy reading about the complex relationships of well developed characters, this book is for you.
Expertly captures the realities facing young people in modern China in a page-turning, heartrending story.
Loved the book. I feel like I better understand and appreciate the trials and tribulations of being a single working mom in China. A good read
Interesting characters. Exposed the reader to important issues in China.
Many thanks to Netgalley, Carolrodha and Jennie Liu for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. My opinions are 100% my own and independent of receiving an advanced copy.Luli has turned 16 and is turned out from the orphanage where she spent most of her life. She is off to the big city to meet up with her friend, Yun, who left the year before. Yun has a factory job and has promised to help Luli find a job and get settled. Although it is backbreaking work, it is better than staying to work at the orphanage looking after the babies. Luli can see how much Yun has changed in the one year since she left the orphanage. She has a stylish haircut, new clothes, disposable cash and a boyfriend. Luli learns that Yun’s boyfriend is bad news. He might be involved in trafficking women. Luli tried to warn her friend, but Yun doesn’t believe it. Soon Yun finds herself pregnant, alone and discovers that what people have been saying about her boyfriend is true. But she needs him to help pay for the abortion. The one child policy and the fact that she is unmarried, will make it impossible for her to keep the baby. At 16, she doesn’t want the responsibility. She is only just starting her life. Luli want to help her friend but how can she support her terminating the pregnancy or even worse, having the baby and giving it to the orphanage. The book explores the topics of family, friendship, coming of age, love, unwanted pregnancy and the One Child Policy in China through though the lives of these tow young girls as they navigate life on their own.I have mixed feelings towards this novel. I thought that it did an amazing job of illustrating how difficult life can be in China. Being an orphan is tough. Having to support yourself at 16 is even harder. Getting pregnant at 16, with no family and having to make very tough decisions seems almost impossible. But when you explore these issues through the lens of another culture it really is eye opening. I had heard about the One Child policy, but I never considered what that entailed. I was very aware of the fact that girls were being abandoned, or worse killed, in order to have the “preferred†sons. I was also aware that it created a gender imbalance that has had huge ramifications for that society. I did not realize that if you did have a secret second baby they would not be considered a citizen and therefore wouldn’t be able to go to school or find a job. I was mildly aware of the deplorable conditions in the orphanages, but Liu brings to light so many issues that I hadn’t considered. She also did a great job of examining difficult issues through the lens of another culture. There were so many things in the story that made me feel if you were unlucky enough to be a pregnant orphan at 16, you were still way better off to be in North America. The. backbreaking work in the factory, being fined for having a baby that would take you most of your life to pay back, the prejudices against anyone outside of the norm makes for a very oppressive life.There were a few things that didn’t work for me. One was the alternating chapters between Yun and Luli. This didn’t work for me at all. I find it disrupted the story and the transitions were awkward, even jarring, at times. The biggest downside for me was the language. I’m not sure why but the best way I can explain it is that it seemed too simplistic. It almost felt like a translation. I don’t think it did the story any justice. It kept bothering me as I was reading and it took me out of the story. I’m not referring to the dialogue between characters. However, the structure was sound and the events flowed nicely. Overall, I think this was an important story to tell and I would recommend it to others.
Luli was finally leaving the Gujiao Children’s Social Welfare Institute 17. It was simply a glorified name for an orphanage where the disabled and unwanted kids were tossed. The Institute, as it was called, had been Luli’s home since she was an eight-year-old. She had family, but her grandfather was dying and could no longer care for her. Luli’s best friend at the Institute, Yun, had already left to find work at a tech factory. There would be “no more taking care of babies, mopping floors, washing dishes.†Instead, sixteen-year-old Luli was hoping Yun would find her a job. It wouldn’t be easy because no one wanted to hire orphans.Yun, who was a year older than Luli, was already making “charger cords for electronic cigarettes ... a mind-numbing finger-numbing, neck-and back-aching†job. Better than taking care of babies any day of the week and it paid real money. Yun was one of the lucky ones, even though she didn’t think so. With a pockmarked face and not one, but four totally ugly black marks on her face, she was a social pariah. Orphan, unlucky four ... not exactly a young woman anyone would want. Yun was already dating and clubbing. First it was Ming, the foreman’s son, and then Yong, a purported “bride trafficker.â€Of course Yun didn’t believe a word of that bride trafficking stuff and believed Yong when he claimed he was simply a “bride collector.†Yuli was definitely naive, but listened closely when Ming claimed it was true. “Yun’s boyfriend,†he explained to Yuli, “is a kidnapper ... they kidnap girls and women and sell them to men out in the countryside.†Ming was probably just jealous, but you never can tell with some people. Yun was getting a bit wild, maybe a lot wild, and was continually late for work. It was no wonder no one wanted to hire orphans and Yun was totally irritating the foreman with her excuses. All the lectures in the world from Foreman Chen didn’t seem to sink in.Luli was Yun’s only family in a way and she knew that Yun was a bit of a faker. I’m “practicing my emotions,†she’d explain when they were kids. Was she faking being sick or not? Maybe, maybe not, but Foreman Chen was sick, sick, sick of all the lame excuses. Fired. Yun had been fired, but this time she really was sick, as in miserably sick. The Modern Women’s Health Clinic bluntly told Yun that “Unless you can pay the social compensation for having an unauthorized pregnancy, you won’t be able to get a birth permit.†Both Luli and Yun were totally shocked. Would the not-so-innocent Yong step in to sell someone? Just who would it be ... the Yun, Luli, or worse yet, the unborn baby?This was a riveting YA novel I simply couldn’t put down once I got into it. Jennie Liu breathed life into Luli and Yun’s lives, so much the YA reader will find it an emotionally tense read. No doubt most will have heard about China’s One-Child policy, but few will understand the impact of it on teens, their peers on the other side of the globe. There’s a lot of social history to be gleaned from this book, some I wasn’t aware of. For example, because Yong himself was an unauthorized second child, whose family was unable to pay the fines, there were serious repercussions.In his case “Yong became a non-person. He couldn’t go to school or get a decent position without his hukou.†The problems of the One-Child policy become very much apparent in this novel, something that give the reader food for thought. In the Author’s Note, there is a brief, insightful history about the history and consequences of this policy as well as the newer Two-Child one. In the back of the book are sixteen questions under “Topics for Discussion.†This is not only a fascinating stand-alone read, but an excellent one for a wide variety of classes from social studies to history and beyond. Very highly recommended.Interest Level: Grades 8 to Grade 12Reading Level: 6This book courtesy of the publisher (to the library).
Girls on the Line, by Jennie Liu PDF
Girls on the Line, by Jennie Liu EPub
Girls on the Line, by Jennie Liu Doc
Girls on the Line, by Jennie Liu iBooks
Girls on the Line, by Jennie Liu rtf
Girls on the Line, by Jennie Liu Mobipocket
Girls on the Line, by Jennie Liu Kindle
Girls on the Line, by Jennie Liu PDF
Girls on the Line, by Jennie Liu PDF
Girls on the Line, by Jennie Liu PDF
Girls on the Line, by Jennie Liu PDF
