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Girls on the Line by Jennie Liu

Girls on the Line

Jennie Liu

Lerner Publishing Group · Paperback · February 1, 2022

A powerful, dual-narrative coming-of-age story set in 2009 China.

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Who it’s for
Two young women’s paths bring friendship, independence, and difficult choices into sharp focus.
Genres
Teen Pregnancy, YA Orphan & Foster Stories, Historical YA - Asia
Published
Lerner Publishing Group, February 1, 2022

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About this book

A powerful, dual-narrative coming-of-age story set in 2009 China. Luli 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. Yun 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. There are rumors about Yong, though.

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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. Luli wants to help her friend, but she's worried about what Yong might do . . . especially when Yun disappears. "[E]xplores a moment of contemporary history and a culture that is underrepresented in YA realistic fiction."—starred, School Library Journal "Both poignant and agonizing, Girls on the Line is a must read."—starred, Foreword Reviews "An affecting and original thrill ride." Kirkus Reviews

Friendship Under Pressure

Two young women’s paths bring friendship, independence, and difficult choices into sharp focus.

Come here for

  • A dual-narrative coming-of-age story rooted in 2009 China
  • Friendship under pressure, with real-world stakes

Expect

  • A tense, intimate read about loyalty and uncertainty
  • A glimpse of contemporary history underrepresented in YA fiction

Where it sits

YA Orphan & Foster Stories59%
Historical YA - Asia44%
Teen Pregnancy36%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Historical YA - Asia
  • Asia for Teens
  • Teen Pregnancy
Authors
Jennie Liu
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Published
February 1, 2022
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Historical YA - Asia