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BoundDonna Jo Napoli
HistoricalYoung Adult

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189 pagesFirst published 20043 editions
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YOUNG XING XING IS BOUND. Bound to her father's second wife and daughter after Xing Xing's father has passed away. Bound to a life of servitude as a young girl in ancient China, where the life of a woman is valued less than that of livestock. Bound to be alone and unmarried, with no parents to arrange for a suitable husband. Dubbed "Lazy One" by her stepmother, Xing Xing spends her days taking care of her half sister, Wei Ping, who cannot walk because of her foot bindings, the painful but compulsory tradition for girls who are fit to be married. Even so, Xing Xing is content, for now, to…

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Editions

3 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2006
    Simon Pulse · 192 pages · 9780689861789
  • Other · English · 2005
    Thorndike Press · 207 pages · 9780786274192
  • Other · English · 2004
    Atheneum Books for Young Readers · 186 pages · 9780689861758
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