Can she find a way to be herself, whoever that is, before her web of lies unravels?įrom debut author Gloria Chao comes a hilarious, heartfelt tale of how, unlike the panda, life isn't always so black and white. Full Book Name:American Panda Author Name:Gloria Chao Book Genre:Asian Literature, Contemporary, Family, Fiction, Literature, Realistic Fiction, Romance, Teen, Young Adult, Young Adult Contemporary ISBN 9781481499101 Date of Publication: PDF / EPUB File Name:AmericanPanda-GloriaChao.pdf, AmericanPanda-GloriaChao. With everything her parents have sacrificed to make her cushy life a reality, Mei can't bring herself to tell them the truth-that she (1) hates germs, (2) falls asleep in biology lectures, and (3) has a crush on her classmate Darren Takahashi, who is decidedly not Taiwanese.īut when Mei reconnects with her brother, Xing, who is estranged from the family for dating the wrong woman, Mei starts to wonder if all the secrets are truly worth it. Now a freshman at MIT, she is on track to fulfill the rest of this predetermined future: become a doctor, marry a preapproved Taiwanese Ivy Leaguer, produce a litter of babies. 'Charmed my socks off.' -David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Kids of Appetite and Mosquitolandįour starred reviews for this incisive, laugh-out-loud contemporary debut about a Taiwanese-American teen whose parents want her to be a doctor and marry a Taiwanese Ivy Leaguer despite her squeamishness with germs and crush on a Japanese classmate.Īt seventeen, Mei should be in high school, but skipping fourth grade was part of her parents' master plan. Now, Im pleased to say that Bustle has an American Panda. American Panda is an absolute delight an insightful, incisive, and often hilarious story of one girls struggle to balance her familys expectations against her own secret ambitions. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read American Panda. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. When shes not writing, you can find her with her. American Panda - Ebook written by Gloria Chao. 'Weepingly funny.' - The Wall Street Journal 4, 2018 Gloria Chao, Photo Courtesy of Author Back in June, Bustle revealed the cover for Gloria Chaos debut novel. Gloria Chao is the critically acclaimed author of American Panda, Our Wayward Fate, and Rent a Boyfriend.

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