
First Girl
2007
First Published
3.98
Average Rating
240
Number of Pages
When another girl is born to Chu Ju's mother, it is quickly determined that the baby must be sent away. 14-year-old Chu Ju knows she cannot allow this to happen to her sister. Understanding that one girl must leave, she sets out in the middle of the night, vowing never to return.
Avg Rating
3.98
Number of Ratings
1,614
5 STARS
34%
4 STARS
38%
3 STARS
21%
2 STARS
5%
1 STARS
2%
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Author

Gloria Whelan
Author · 52 books
Gloria Whelan is the best-selling author of many novels for young readers, including Homeless Bird, winner of the National Book Award; Fruitlands: Louisa May Alcott Made Perfect; Angel on the Square and its companion, The Impossible Journey; Once on This Island, winner of the Great Lakes Book Award; Farewell to the Island; and Return to the Island. She lives with her husband, Joseph, in the woods of northern Michigan.