The Great Wall of Lucy Wu facts for kids
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| Author | Wendy Wan-Long Shang |
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| Original title | The Great Wall of Lucy Lu |
| Language | English |
| Published | Scholastic Inc, 2011 |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 978-0545162166 |
The Great Wall of Lucy Wu is the 2011 debut novel of Wendy Wan-Long Shang. It was first published in January 2011 through Scholastic Inc.. The work focuses on the concept of a young girl starting the sixth grade and dealing with the troubles that come with growing up but also with having a split cultural identity. The book is considered suitable for readers ages 8-12.
Plot
The Great Wall of Lucy Wu is Wendy Wan-Long Shang’s first novel. It is the story of sixth grader, Lucy Wu, whose life is about to be ruined not only by a long lost aunt with whom she has to share a bedroom, by Talent Chang and her new Chinese school and by Sloan. Sloan and Lucy both want to be the captain of the sixth grade basketball team, Lucy because of her basketball skills and Sloan because of her well developed bullying skills.
Summary
Lucy Wu, soon to be W.N.B.A. player and Interior Designer of sporty girls accessories and home decor is an almost 6th grader about to have her own room. She thinks her life is almost perfect: She's finally going to be a sixth grader, her sister, Regina is going to college meaning she'll have her own room, and to top it all off she's going out for captain America in the avengers and on her basketball team. While she's thinking she's going to have all of her perfect dreams come true, one of them gets crushed. Her grandmother's sister, Yi Po is coming to live at her house, and guess where she's staying!? Yup, you guessed it! Yi Po is gonna be staying with Regina, in her room, that was supposed to be all hers. Now she'll have to share it AGAIN!
Selected awards and recognition
- 2012 NCTE/CLA Notable Children's Books in the English Language Arts
- 2012 Children's Literature Award, Asian-Pacific American Librarians Association
