The Joy Luck Club
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IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure:
930L
Description
Master storyteller Amy Tan examines the sometimes painful, often tender, and always deep connection between mothers and daughters in this New York Times bestseller.
“The Joy Luck Club is one of my favorite books. From the moment I first started reading it, I knew it was going to be incredible. For me, it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime reading experiences that you cherish forever. It inspired me as a writer and still remains hugely inspirational.”—Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians
In 1949 four Chinese women-drawn together by the shadow of their past-begin meeting in San Francisco to play mah jong, invest in stocks, eat dim sum, and "say" stories. They call their gathering the Joy Luck Club.
Nearly forty years later, one of the members has died, and her daughter has come to take her place, only to learn of her mother's lifelong wish—and the tragic way in which it has come true. The revelation of this secret unleashes an urgent need among the women to reach back and remember...
“The Joy Luck Club is one of my favorite books. From the moment I first started reading it, I knew it was going to be incredible. For me, it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime reading experiences that you cherish forever. It inspired me as a writer and still remains hugely inspirational.”—Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians
In 1949 four Chinese women-drawn together by the shadow of their past-begin meeting in San Francisco to play mah jong, invest in stocks, eat dim sum, and "say" stories. They call their gathering the Joy Luck Club.
Nearly forty years later, one of the members has died, and her daughter has come to take her place, only to learn of her mother's lifelong wish—and the tragic way in which it has come true. The revelation of this secret unleashes an urgent need among the women to reach back and remember...
Subjects
Subjects
American literature
American literature -- History and criticism
Asian Americans
Asian Americans -- Fiction
Audiobooks
Audiobooks -- Unabridged
California -- San Francisco
Chinese Americans
Chinese Americans -- Fiction
Chinese American women
Chinese American women -- Fiction
Death
Domestic fiction
Drama
Electronic books
Examinations
Families
Families -- Fiction
Family Saga
Female friendship
Female friendship -- Fiction
Fiction
FICTION -- General
General
History and criticism
Literary
Literature
Loss (Psychology)
Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction
Mother and child
Mother and child -- Fiction
Mothers
Mothers -- Death
Mothers -- Death -- Fiction
Mothers and daughters
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction
Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Fiction
Reminiscing in old age
Reminiscing in old age -- Fiction
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction
Societies, etc
Societies and clubs
Tan, Amy
Tan, Amy, -- 1952- -- Criticism and interpretation
Tan, Amy, -- 1952- -- Examinations -- Study guides
The Joy Luck Club -- Criticism and interpretation
Women
Women -- China -- Fiction
Women -- Societies, etc. -- Fiction
Women -- Societies and clubs
Women -- Societies and clubs -- Fiction
American literature -- History and criticism
Asian Americans
Asian Americans -- Fiction
Audiobooks
Audiobooks -- Unabridged
California -- San Francisco
Chinese Americans
Chinese Americans -- Fiction
Chinese American women
Chinese American women -- Fiction
Death
Domestic fiction
Drama
Electronic books
Examinations
Families
Families -- Fiction
Family Saga
Female friendship
Female friendship -- Fiction
Fiction
FICTION -- General
General
History and criticism
Literary
Literature
Loss (Psychology)
Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction
Mother and child
Mother and child -- Fiction
Mothers
Mothers -- Death
Mothers -- Death -- Fiction
Mothers and daughters
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction
Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Fiction
Reminiscing in old age
Reminiscing in old age -- Fiction
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction
Societies, etc
Societies and clubs
Tan, Amy
Tan, Amy, -- 1952- -- Criticism and interpretation
Tan, Amy, -- 1952- -- Examinations -- Study guides
The Joy Luck Club -- Criticism and interpretation
Women
Women -- China -- Fiction
Women -- Societies, etc. -- Fiction
Women -- Societies and clubs
Women -- Societies and clubs -- Fiction
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ISBN:
9780399134203
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Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.7, 14 Points
Level 5.7, 14 Points
Lexile measure:
930L
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| Last Grouping Update | 2022-10-06 04:40:40AM |
| Last Indexed | 2022-10-06 05:06:45AM |
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In 1949, four Chinese women--drawn together by the shadow of their past--begin meeting in San Francisco to play mah jong, invest in stocks and "say" stories. They call their gathering the Joy Luck Club--and forge a relationship that binds them for more than three decades. A celebrated novel in the tradition of Alice Adams and Margaret Atwood from the bestselling author of The Kitchen God's Wife.
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Asian Americans -- Fiction
Audiobooks
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California -- San Francisco
Chinese American women
Chinese American women -- Fiction
Chinese Americans -- Fiction
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Electronic books
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Families -- Fiction
Family Saga
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Female friendship -- Fiction
Fiction
Literary
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Mothers -- Death -- Fiction
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San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction
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Tan, Amy, -- 1952- -- Examinations -- Study guides
The Joy Luck Club -- Criticism and interpretation
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Women -- Societies and clubs
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Family Saga
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Female friendship -- Fiction
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Mothers -- Death
Mothers -- Death -- Fiction
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Mothers and daughters -- Fiction
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Tan, Amy, -- 1952- -- Criticism and interpretation
Tan, Amy, -- 1952- -- Examinations -- Study guides
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Women -- Societies and clubs
Women -- Societies and clubs -- Fiction
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The Joy Luck Club / Amy Tan
The Joy Luck Club [CD sound recording] / Amy Tan
The Joy Luck Club [electronic resource] / Amy Tan
The Joy Luck Club [electronic resource] / Amy Tan ; [writer: Selena Ward]
The Joy Luck Club [electronic resource] / Tan, Amy
The Joy Luck Club / Amy Tan
The Joy Luck Club [CD sound recording] / Amy Tan
The Joy Luck Club [electronic resource] / Amy Tan
The Joy Luck Club [electronic resource] / Amy Tan ; [writer: Selena Ward]
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Asian Americans
Audiobooks
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Chinese Americans
Death
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Drama
Electronic books
Examinations
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Families
Family Saga
Female friendship
Fiction
General
History and criticism
Literary
Literature
Loss (Psychology)
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Reminiscing in old age
Societies and clubs
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Tan, Amy
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Audiobooks
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Chinese Americans
Death
Domestic fiction
Drama
Electronic books
Examinations
FICTION
Families
Family Saga
Female friendship
Fiction
General
History and criticism
Literary
Literature
Loss (Psychology)
Mother and child
Mothers
Mothers and daughters
Reminiscing in old age
Societies and clubs
Societies, etc
Tan, Amy
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