Finding My Voice by Marie Myung-Ok Lee

Finding My Voice

Marie Myung-Ok Lee with Jaine Ye (Narrator)

4 hours, 40 minutes • first pub 1992 (view editions)

fiction young adult emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
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Finding My Voice is ideal for readers who enjoy emotionally charged, coming-of-age stories that explore themes of identity and resilience against societal pressures in a fast-paced, high school setting.

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The groundbreaking Own Voices classic by celebrated author Marie Myung-Ok Lee Seventeen-year-old Ellen Sung just wants to be like everyone else at her all-white school. But hers is the only Korean American family in town, and her classmates in Ark...

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Community Reviews

3.53
based on 218 reviews

Moods

hopeful: 55%

emotional: 51%

reflective: 51%

inspiring: 41%

lighthearted: 31%

informative: 20%

challenging: 10%

adventurous: 6%

funny: 3%

sad: 3%

tense: 3%

Pace

41% of readers chose fast
29% of readers chose medium
29% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

13% of readers chose Plot
4% of readers chose A mix
82% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

66% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

46% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

82% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

55% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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