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The Secret Life Of Maeve Lee Kwong (2008)

by Kirsty Murray(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1865087378 (ISBN13: 9781865087375)

languge

English

genre

Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction

publisher

Allen & Unwin

review 1: This is a lovely story of growing up and identity, set in Sydney. Whilst the opening chapters are slow and a little contrived, the plot deepens and the characters develop beautifully soon after. Maeve is a convincing and likeable character, interested in the usual trials of adolescence. Her natural family crosses cultures and her blended family further confuses her identity. The driving force of the novel is Maeve's search for who she is and where she belongs. Kirsty Murray writes with subtlety and diplomacy about difficult and personal issues. This novel provides opportunities for deeper reading and for making text to self and text to world connections. It is well-suited to Stage 4, possibly most age appropriate for Year 8 girls, although male readers in a mixed gender cl... moreass will also enjoy the story.
review 2: 13-year-old Maeve has never met her Irish father. She lives in Australia with her Chinese Australian mother, her stepfather, and her half-brother. When her mother dies in a car accident, Maeve suddenly doesn't know where she belongs. Her stepfather never adopted her and her father doesn't know about her. She suddenly finds herself living with her Chinese grandparents and feeling very lost. It's a story about loss and about finding yourself. It ties up a little too neatly and has too many coincidences, but is well written and has very believable teen characters. less

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