Finally Seen (by Kelly Yang)

Description

來自《紐約時報》暢銷書作者的中年級小說，講述了一個小女孩離開中國，與分別了五年的父母和妹妹團聚，並學會關於家庭、友誼以及終於被看見的力量的故事。

我的妹妹是和父母一起長大的。我呢？我是伴著父母寄來的明信片長大的。

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” (Booklist, starred review) middle grade novel about a young girl who leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, and learns about family, friendship, and the power of being finally seen.

My sister got to grow up with my parents. Me? I grew up with postcards from my parents.

When ten-year-old Lina Gao steps off the plane in Los Angeles, it’s her first time in America and the first time seeing her parents and her little sister in five years! She’s been waiting for this moment every day while she lived with her grandmother in Beijing, getting teased by kids at school who called her “left behind girl.” Finally, her parents are ready for her to join their fabulous life in America! Except, it’s not exactly like in the postcards: