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Informationen zum Autor Cynthea Liu lives in Chicago! Illinois. Klappentext Chinese-born Cece was adopted when she was two years old by her American parents. Living in Texas! she's bored of her ho-hum high school and dull job. So when she learns about the S.A.S.S. program to Xi'an! China! she jumps at the chance. She'll be able to learn about her passion - anthropology - and it will give her the opportunity to explore her roots. But when she arrives! she receives quite a culture shock. And the closer she comes to finding out about her birth parents! the more apprehensive she gets. Enter Will! the cute guy she first meets on the plane. He and Cece really connect during the program. But can he help her get accustomed to a culture she should already know about! or will she leave China without the answers she's been looking for? Table of Contents Title Page Acknowledgements Copyright Page Dedication Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen ... Climbing to the top of the world ... “Are you ready?” Kallyn shouldered a small backpack and popped open her umbrella. Cece looked up at the Wall. “Yeah, I’m ready.” Kallyn and Cece steadily made the climb. The steps became much steeper, and the path narrowed. Higher and higher they climbed, the gap between them and the rest of the students widening. Cece caught her breath and looked up, unable to see where the stairs ended. “Just think how good you’ll feel when we make it to the top, Cece,” Kallyn said. Just how good will it feel when I get to the top? Cece thought. By far, this was one of the hardest things she had ever done. If she could climb to the highest point of this section of the Great Wall, she could do anything. Tomorrow’s trip to the orphanage would seem like nothing. “We’re almost there,” Kallyn said. Cece looked up again. She could do this. She had to do this. Finally, Cece was only steps from the last tower. She had just five steps left. Four . . . Her body filled with anticipation. Three . . . two . . . She took the last step, and relief washed over her. Cece looked all around her. She felt like she was literally on top of the world. Acknowledgments I wish to acknowledge my rockstar agent Jen, my tireless and smarty editor Karen, and my critique partner Tam, otherwise known as America’s Next Top Model. A special thanks goes to my big brother William, my Xi’an connection and resident expert. Oh, yeah. And he’s good looking, too. SPEAK Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, U.S.A. Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4P 2Y3 (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England Penguin Ireland, 25 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland (a division of Penguin Books Ltd) Penguin Group (Australia), 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd, 11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi - 110 017, India Penguin Group (NZ), 67 Apollo Drive, Rosedale, North Shore 0632, New Zealand (a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd) Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd, 24 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa Registered Offices: Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England Published by Speak, an imprint of Penguin Group (U...
