{"product_id":"girls-on-the-line-9781728445977","title":"Girls on the Line","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA powerful, dual-narrative coming-of-age story set in 2009 China.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuli has just turned sixteen and finally aged out of the orphanage where she's spent the last eight years. Her friend Yun has promised to help her get work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYun loves the independence that her factory job brings her. For the first time in her life she has her own money and can get the things she wants: nice clothes, a cell phone . . . and Yong, her new boyfriend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e There are rumors about Yong, though. Some people say he's a bride trafficker: romancing young women only to kidnap them and sell them off to bachelors in the countryside. Yun doesn't believe it. But then she discovers she's pregnant--the same day she gets fired from her job. If she can't scrape together enough money to terminate the pregnancy, she'll face a huge fine for having an unauthorized child. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuli wants to help her friend, but she's worried about what Yong might do . . . especially when Yun disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[E]xplores a moment of contemporary history and a culture that is underrepresented in YA realistic fiction.\"--starred, \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Both poignant and agonizing, \u003cem\u003e Girls on the Line\u003c\/em\u003e is a must read.\"--starred, \u003cem\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An affecting and original thrill ride.\" Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiu, Jennie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJennie Liu\u003c\/strong\u003e is the daughter of Chinese immigrants. She has been fascinated by the attitudes, social policies, and changes in China each time she visits. She lives in North Carolina with her family.","brand":"Carolrhoda Lab (R)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50496980025618,"sku":"9781728445977","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fa766a7a-1ff1-4ef9-9b18-11a9ca212eae.jpg?v=1730703798","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/girls-on-the-line-9781728445977","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}