QUINCY THE CHAMELEON
A real-life blending-in story: by Yuka Koiwa
Day 9 of the 10-day countdown to the book's release.
I was born and raised in Japan. In middle and high school I wore uniform. There were so many strict school rules. I remember teachers often yelled at me because my skirt was just little longer than certain measurement. Not only uniforms but also students were academically uniformed. Everybody studied same exact curriculum.
By the time finishing high school I was well trained blending in, being fitted in a square mold.
In college I majored Spanish Language. I got a chance to fly to México with one year exchange student program. I went to a college in Mexico City. I was only Asian alien out of hundreds of Mexican students. Of course I stood out. In spite of my struggle of adaptation and culture shock, I could finally be myself. And I enjoyed being an alien for 15 more years in Mexico.
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BOOK DETAILS
| ISBN | 9781499805420 |
| Publisher | little bee books |
| Page Count | 40 |
| Format | hardcover |
| Subformat | picture book |
| Age range | 4-8 |
| Pub date | April 3, 2018 |
| Pub season | Spring 2018 |
| Rights | World |
PURCHASE
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