{"product_id":"girls-on-the-line-paperback-1","title":"Girls on the Line - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennie Liu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA powerful, dual-narrative coming-of-age story set in 2009 China.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuli has just turned sixteen and finally aged out of the orphanage where she's spent the last eight years. Her friend Yun has promised to help her get work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYun loves the independence that her factory job brings her. For the first time in her life she has her own money and can get the things she wants: nice clothes, a cell phone . . . and Yong, her new boyfriend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e There are rumors about Yong, though. Some people say he's a bride trafficker: romancing young women only to kidnap them and sell them off to bachelors in the countryside. Yun doesn't believe it. But then she discovers she's pregnant--the same day she gets fired from her job. If she can't scrape together enough money to terminate the pregnancy, she'll face a huge fine for having an unauthorized child. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuli wants to help her friend, but she's worried about what Yong might do . . . especially when Yun disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[E]xplores a moment of contemporary history and a culture that is underrepresented in YA realistic fiction.\"--starred, \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Both poignant and agonizing, \u003cem\u003e Girls on the Line\u003c\/em\u003e is a must read.\"--starred, \u003cem\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An affecting and original thrill ride.\" Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Girls on the Line\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50405768855789,"sku":"9781728445977","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/girls-on-the-line-paperback-1","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}