Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers by Lois-Ann Yamanaka [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]
A deft coming-of-age first novel about young Lovey Nariyoshi of Hilo, Hawai’i, trying to forge her identity amidst the mish-mash of Japanese American roots, coveted Barbie dolls, and pop music, surrounded by her best friend Jerome, her too-popular enemies, and her eccentric family.
Review: “Asian American Titles,” What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature, Gale Research, 1997
Readers: Adult
Published: 1996
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