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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Bloomsbury Pub Ltd
Publication date
August 2, 2004
Pages
224
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9780747564164
ISBN-10
0747564167
Dimensions
1.25 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.75 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$19.05
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
When her husband dies, Lu Si-yan's mother is encouraged to sell her young daughter into domestic service. Lu Si-yan is just eleven when sold by her uncle. Nearly two years will pass before she can get back home to her mother and brother. This work portrays the life of a young girl in China.
Editions
Hardcover
from Bloomsbury Pub Ltd (September 1, 2006)
9780713678857 | details & prices | 224 pages | List price $12.15
About: When her father dies, Lu Si-yan, just eleven, is sold into domestic service by her uncle.
About: When her father dies, Lu Si-yan, just eleven, is sold into domestic service by her uncle.
from Bloomsbury USA (September 4, 2004)
9781582349374 | details & prices | 224 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.76 lbs | List price $15.95
About: After her father's death, Lu Si-Yan's uncle sells her to a rich family who expect her to work as their servant until she is old enough to marry their son, but when she runs away things only get worse.
About: After her father's death, Lu Si-Yan's uncle sells her to a rich family who expect her to work as their servant until she is old enough to marry their son, but when she runs away things only get worse.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Bloomsbury Pub Ltd (August 2, 2004)
9780747564164 | details & prices | 224 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $19.05
About: When her husband dies, Lu Si-yan's mother is encouraged to sell her young daughter into domestic service.
About: When her husband dies, Lu Si-yan's mother is encouraged to sell her young daughter into domestic service.
Cassette/Spoken Word
With Liz Sutherland (other contributor) |
from Bbc Pubns (October 1, 2005)
9781405650892 | details & prices | 5.50 × 7.50 × 1.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.26 lbs | List price $32.95
About: After her father's death, Lu Si-Yan's uncle sells her to a rich family who expect her to work as their servant until she is old enough to marry their son, but when she runs away things only get worse.
About: After her father's death, Lu Si-Yan's uncle sells her to a rich family who expect her to work as their servant until she is old enough to marry their son, but when she runs away things only get worse.
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