White Ivy

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Susie Yang

Ivy Lin, a Chinese immigrant growing up in a low-income apartment complex outside Boston, is desperate to assimilate with her American peers. Her parents disapprove, berating her for her mediocre grades and what they see as her lazy, entitled attitude. But Ivy has a secret weapon, her grandmother Meifeng, from whom she learns to shoplift to get the things she needs to fit in. Ivy develops a taste for winning and for wealth. As an adult, she reconnects with the blond-haired golden boy of a prominent political family, and thinks it's fate. But just as Ivy is about to have everything she's ever wanted, a ghost from her past resurfaces, threatening the almost-perfect life she's worked so hard to build.

Coming Of Age

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Author

Susie Yang

Pages

368

Publisher

Headline Publishing Group

Published Date

2021-01-07

ISBN

1472281772 9781472281777

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"A well written novel that examines a woman’s quest to follow her desire to rise in society no matter the cost. However, it proves much deeper as it examines familial ties and more. "

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Juliet Shalu Castillo

"I enjoyed it. Not my favorite. It’s pretty depressing, but I thought the ending was very appropriate."

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Courtney W

"I couldn’t wait to see how the story ended. While I wasn’t totally enthralled with how it ended, I loved the journey. "

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Kate Foster

"As a Chinese immigrant living in US, Ivy is a young child and her family is poor. Her grandma teaches her ways to survive and when they would go to garage sales while her grandma would barter down the price, Ivy would quickly hide small things in her pants. Ivy growing up was always envious of those who were born of wealth and class. She tried to fit in with them and her family depended on her to marry well in order to provide. To her astonishment a senators son that she knew when she was little has taken interest in her. Ivy, thinks she is getting everything she ever wanted…however, life is never that simple. This was a slow burn book, however I did enjoy the end. It was unexpected and disheartening though. "

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Jodie L

"I was really looking forward to reading this and it didn't disappoint. Such a big twist at the end I didn't see coming. Recommend!!!"

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Rochelle Harris

"It was a little hard to get into at first but the ending was really good. "

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Damaris Navarro

"I kept waiting for something to happen, and even when it did, it seemed to take forever, which was not help by an unsympathetic main character."

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Ricki Marking-Camuto

"Kind of weird "