Girl in Translation
Jean Kwok
Contributed by Harvey Landy
Chapter Summaries
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Chapter Summary
Chapter 1
Kimberly and her mother arrive in America from Hong Kong. They moved in with Aunt Paula who had been in America for a few years. While Aunt Paula seem...
Chapter 2
Aunt Paula forges the address that Kim lives at so she’s able to go to a nicer school. Unfortunately that means that Kim is late for her first day o...
Chapter 3
As the weather gets colder, Ma and Kim struggle in the apartment since the heat doesn’t work. They are the only ones living in the building, so the ...
Chapter 4
The class is assigned to work on dioramas in partners, so Kim pairs up with Annette. That means she gets to go to Annette’s house one day after scho...
Chapter 5
Kim tries to convince Ma that they should move, just run away from the debt that they owe Aunt Paula, but Ma won’t hear anything of it. She says it ...
Chapter 6
Dr. Weston takes Kim back to her office and says that there’s a good chance that the school can offer 50% of tuition, or possibly even 75%. Kim real...
Chapter 7
When it comes time for gym class, Kim is nervous about changing in front of the other girls. Luckily, she finds a bathroom stall she can change in. Th...
Chapter 8
When Tammy finds out that Kim didn’t tell on her, she is grateful and writes a thank you note. Kim is still worried about being expelled, but when s...
Chapter 9
As their friendship develops, Annette begins to ask more and more questions about Kim’s home and the fact that Kim is never home after school. Event...
Chapter 10
When 10th grade begins, Kim is feeling much more comfortable in America. She still isn’t friends with too many of the students, but she has strong f...
Chapter 11
One day a few boys who are hanging out with Vivian start making fun of Park. Kim comes to his defense, and after insulting one of the boys, she runs w...
Chapter 12
Kim and Curt continue fooling around into senior year, and that makes it easier to deal with seeing Matt and Vivian together every day. When it came t...
Chapter 13
Aunt Paula calls Kim and Ma into her office when a letter from Yale arrives. She is furious that Kim applied with asking her permission. She is even m...
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