19 August 2009

The Year of the Dog - A Novel, Grace Lin

Frustrated at her seeming lack of talent for anything, a young Taiwanese American girl sets out to apply the lessons of the Chinese Year of the Dog, those of making best friends and finding oneself, to her own life.

What is something you are good at?

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

The Year of the dog is a great book too read if you love hearing about food. you should really read it! Ke P.

CORALVILLE CENTRAL LIBRARY said...

Ke P.
I don't think I realized this book was about food! That's interesting. Is there an index of recipes at the back of the book that the author wrote about? I THINK there is in Julia's Kitchen (but I'm not 100% sure). What else is this book about?
Ms. R.

Anonymous said...

Actually, The Year of the Dog talks about lots of chineese foods like dumplings. The duplings sybolize wealth.The main character is trying to find a talent that will make her wealthy. The Year of the Dog also sybolizes loyalty so she needs to find her best friend.
-Ke P.