Finally Heard
(Sprache: Englisch)
From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes the sequel to Finally Seen in which Lina gets a phone and tries to navigate social media, only to discover not everything online is what it seems.
When ten-year-old Lina Gao sees her...
When ten-year-old Lina Gao sees her...
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes the sequel to Finally Seen in which Lina gets a phone and tries to navigate social media, only to discover not everything online is what it seems.When ten-year-old Lina Gao sees her mom's video on social media take off, she's captivated by the potential to be seen and heard! Maybe online she can finally find the confidence she craves. Whereas in real life she's growing so fast, she feels like microwave popcorn, bursting out of her skin!
With the help of her two best friends, Carla and Finn, and her little sister, Millie, Lina sets off to go viral. Except there's a lot more to social media than Lina ever imagined, like:
1. Seeing inside her classmates' lives! Is she really the only person on the planet who doesn't have a walk-in closet?
2. Group chats! Disappearing videos! What is everyone talking about in the secret chats? And how can she join?
3. A bazillion stories about what to eat, wear, and put on her face. Could they all be telling the truth? Everyone sounds so sure of what they're saying!
As Lina descends deeper and deeper into social media, it will take all her strength to break free from the likes and find the courage to be her authentic self in this fast-paced world.
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Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Mom!" Millie, my sister, protests, banging on the door. "Lina's locked the door again!"
I search through my closet, frantically. How can T-shirts that fit me perfectly a week ago, now suddenly not fit?
"I didn't lock anything," I insist, glancing at the doorknob. Definitely locked. "It's probably just stuck again...." I tell my sister to jiggle it harder, to buy myself some time.
I sneak a look back at the mirror. I've gone through growth spurts before, but this one feels different.
I seem to be growing in all kinds of places, places I'm not ready for!
"Lina, c'mon! Your sister has to change too," Mom says in Chinese, walking over and knocking on the door. "Can you guys change together?"
Definitely not. I grab a blanket and cover myself with it. For a second, I seriously consider cutting a hole in the blanket and wearing that to school. At least then I wouldn't feel like microwave popcorn, exploding out of the kernel.
"Seriously, Lina, spring break is over. We're going to be late for school!" Mom says in her I mean business tone.
I know I have exactly five seconds before they both come flying in here. I stare at the mirror one more time, closing my eyes, hoping, praying for everything to just go back to the old days.
Days when I could walk into school with a thin white shirt, and not even think twice if anyone stared. When I didn't tower over the boys. When I could play hangman, without freaking out. Last night, when Millie and I were playing, and Millie wrote _ O O _ S, I got so upset, I almost threw a slipper at her. When actually her word was books.
I felt like a real dope when she added the K. Like now, after I opened my eyes. Still the same. Nothing's changed.
I make a final attempt to appeal to Mom.
"Do I have to go to school?" I ask through the door.
"Of course you have to go to school today," Mom responds. "Is it the photo? Are you still worried about that?"
I glance at the picture
... mehr
my mom's talking about, taped up on my desk, next to all my doodles. Right before spring break, Catherine Wang, my favorite author in the whole world, came to speak at my school. As her #1 all-time biggest fan, I was the first in her signing line. But as Mrs. Hollins, my librarian, snapped the picture of me and her (I was so worried and self-conscious about my... er... books), I panicked and put my hands up in front of my chest at the last second.
The result? Catherine looking amazing, and me looking like I'm trying to block a basketball.
"A lot of people have photo anxiety," Mom says through the door. "It's not a big deal."
I wish it were photo anxiety. Cringing, I walk over to the photo. I fold it in half. There. Now at least I don't have to look at myself.
But then I think of my immigrant mom, tidying up my room later and seeing the folded picture. She works so hard for me and my sister. Every day she wakes up at 5 a.m. to make bath bombs, which she sells online to support our family, so we can live here and go to a great school. And it really is a great school! I'm finally doing well in my classes. I've learned English, thanks to my teachers and my wonderful librarian. And I've made great friends, like Carla and Finn.
I unfold the picture, because I don't want Mom to be sad. I'll just... keep looking at my basketball pose.
One day, I tell myself, I won't be an awkward mess. I'll stand tall and proud, with my chest out and my arms down a
The result? Catherine looking amazing, and me looking like I'm trying to block a basketball.
"A lot of people have photo anxiety," Mom says through the door. "It's not a big deal."
I wish it were photo anxiety. Cringing, I walk over to the photo. I fold it in half. There. Now at least I don't have to look at myself.
But then I think of my immigrant mom, tidying up my room later and seeing the folded picture. She works so hard for me and my sister. Every day she wakes up at 5 a.m. to make bath bombs, which she sells online to support our family, so we can live here and go to a great school. And it really is a great school! I'm finally doing well in my classes. I've learned English, thanks to my teachers and my wonderful librarian. And I've made great friends, like Carla and Finn.
I unfold the picture, because I don't want Mom to be sad. I'll just... keep looking at my basketball pose.
One day, I tell myself, I won't be an awkward mess. I'll stand tall and proud, with my chest out and my arms down a
... weniger
Autoren-Porträt von Kelly Yang
Kelly Yang is the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk (winner of the 2019 Asian Pacific American Award for Children's Literature), Parachutes, Three Keys, Room to Dream, New from Here, Finally Seen, and Finally Heard. Front Desk also won the Parents' Choice Gold Medal, was the 2019 Global Read Aloud, and has earned numerous other honors including being named a best book of the year byThe Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and NPR. Learn more at KellyYang.com.
Produktdetails
- Autor: Kelly Yang
- Altersempfehlung: 8 - 12 Jahre
- 2024, Export, 352 Seiten, Maße: 13,7 x 20,7 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Simon & Schuster US
- ISBN-10: 1665957913
- ISBN-13: 9781665957915
- Erscheinungsdatum: 27.02.2024
Sprache:
Englisch
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