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Watercress

by Andrea Wang

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Published
2021
Genre
Children's
Words
500

Reading measures

Accelerated Reader level
3.7
Lexile
610L
Lexile code
AD — adult-directed

A Chinese American girl is embarrassed when her parents stop beside an Ohio road to gather wild watercress, until her mother’s memories of hunger and family in China help her understand the food—and her heritage—differently.

ISBN

ISBN-13
9780823446247

Tags

ChinaFamily Life-MothersFictionFood-Misc./OtherPeople-Asian PeopleSocial Issues-Emigration/ImmigrationUnited States-Ohio