4 Ergebnisse.

Xing Li is what some Chinese people call a banana--yellow on the outside and white on the inside. Although born and raised in London, she never feels like she fits in. When her mother dies, she moves with her older brother to live with venomous Grandma, strange Uncle Ho, and Hollywood actress Auntie Mei. Her only friend is Jay--a mixed raced Jamaican boy with a passion for classical music. Then Xing Li's life takes an even harsher turn: the sc...

Xing Li is what some Chinese people call a banana--yellow on the outside and white on the inside. Although born and raised in London, she never feels like she fits in. When her mother dies, she moves with her older brother to live with venomous Grandma, strange Uncle Ho, and Hollywood actress Auntie Mei. Her only friend is Jay--a mixed raced Jamaican boy with a passion for classical music. Then Xing Li's life takes an even harsher turn: the sc...

Un forno a microonde esplode nella cucina di un ristorante cinese, causando la morte di diverse persone. Xing Li e il fratello sedicenne Lai Ker, rimasti orfani, vengono affidati alla nonna, donna rigorosa e fiera delle proprie origini cinesi. Dalla periferia di Londra i due fratelli sono costretti a trasferirsi a Kensington, da una scuola pubblica a un esclusivo istituto privato, dall'isola felice del loro piccolo nucleo famigliare alla vita ...

A special edition of The Life of a Banana as part of The Legend Press Collection, celebrating 10 years of publishing.