· Review: 'The Downstairs Girl,' By Stacey Lee In Stacey Lee's new novel, an opinionated and talented Chinese American girl makes her way in Reconstruction-era Atlanta while preserving her secret Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. A Crystal Kite Award Winner. “The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee is clever, poignant and funny. It’s a bold portrait about a young Chinese-American woman named Jo who is faced with adversity and finds a creative way to use her voice for greater good.” —Reese /5(K). · Stacey Lee is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Downstairs Girl, Luck of the Titanic, Under a Painted Sky and Outrun the Moon, the winner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction and the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. She is a fourth-generation Chinese American and a founding member of We Need Diverse bltadwin.ru: Penguin Young Readers Group.
Bound Entertainment is collaborating with Stacey Lee to develop a series adaptation of the young adult author's coming-of-age novel "The Downstairs Girl.". The bestseller is set in The Downstairs Girl is this month's ParnassusNext selection; this interview with author Stacey Lee was conducted by our own Rae Ann Parker. The Downstairs Girl, our ParnassusNext selection for August, tells the story of Jo Kuan, lady's maid by day and pseudonymous advice columnist by night. In Atlanta, Jo lives in a secret underground basement with her uncle as they make their way in. The Downstairs Girl. by Stacey Lee. Get this book for $ Quick take. A fly-on-the-wall style historical fiction, where you can soak up family drama and societal issues all at once. Good to know. Emotional. Feminist. Social issues. Family drama. Why I love it. Brianna Goodman BOTM Editorial Team.
Stacey Lee is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Downstairs Girl, Luck of the Titanic, Under a Painted Sky and Outrun the Moon, the winner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction and the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. She is a fourth-generation Chinese American and a founding member of We. The Downstairs Girl. by. Stacey Lee (Goodreads Author) · Rating details · 17, ratings · 2, reviews. From the founding member of We Need Diverse Books comes a powerful novel about identity, betrayal, and the meaning of family. By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel daughter of one of the wealthiest. “The Downstairs Girl” (Putnam ) by Stacey Lee is set in Atlanta, thirteen years after Reconstruction has ended. Chinese American Jo Kuan, an orphan, lives in a basement cave that was once part of the Underground Railroad system, unbeknownst to its owners, the Bell family.
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