Growing up in Hong Kong in the 1960s, Yeung Ying is tired of hearing how important boys are. After all, she can write letters and recite poems as well, or better, than her boy cousins.
Luckily, Yeung Ying's mother thinks "boys and girls are the same." Despite protests from father's family, Ma uses what little money they have to send her daughter to school. There Yeung Ying begins to fall in love with writing and books. Combining this passion with the colorful experiences in her daily life, Yeung Ying discovers that even girl's can dare to dream.
In her first collection of poems, Ching Yeung Russell captures a world of rich snapshots from her youth in Hong Kong. Readers of all backgrounds will relate to spirited Yeung Ying, her dynamic family, and the obstacles in life we each must overcome.
CHING YEUNG RUSSELL grew up in mainland China and Hong Kong. She began writing 2 letters for her relatives at the age of eight and was inspired to become a professional writer after her uncle rewarded her with a bowl of dan lai (milk custard). Ching often returns to China to share her books with students. On one such visit, she finally had her second bowl of dan lai - more than twenty years after her first. Ching lives in South Carolina with her husband.
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