Short girls A novel
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New York : Viking, [2009].
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292 pages ; 22 cm
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Published
New York : Viking, [2009].
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English
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Linny and Van Luong are two second generation Vietnamese immigrant sisters. Linny, the youngest, is pretty and popular but trapped in a cycle of dead-end jobs and hopeless affairs. Van, plain and socially awkward, is an over-achieving immigration lawyer with a seemingly picture-perfect marriage. The sisters have been locked in a relationship of mutual disdain for as long as they can remember. When their eccentric elderly father, inventor of the 'Luong Arm' (a gadget to help short people reach objects in high places), finally decides to take the oath for American citizenship in order to compete in an American Idol style reality show for inventors, the sisters must return to their childhood home to plan a party to celebrate the decision that took thirty years to make. As they navigate their secrets, silences and all that has seemed out of reach to them for so long, Van and Linny realize that they are not so different from each other after all.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nguyen, B. M. (2009). Short girls: A novel . Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nguyen, Bich Minh. 2009. Short Girls: A Novel. Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nguyen, Bich Minh. Short Girls: A Novel Viking, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nguyen, Bich Minh. Short Girls: A Novel Viking, 2009.
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