Subway Girl

Informationen zum Autor P. J. Converse taught English in Hong Kong for two years, which inspired him to write  Subway Girl , his first novel. Klappentext He is shy. Unassuming. Inexperienced. She is Subway Girl. Cool. Unattainable. From the moment he sees her on a Hong Kong subway, Simon is intrigued by Amy, but he doesn't have the nerve to talk to her. When he finally works up the courage, he realizes he can't. Because Amy doesn't speak Chinese, and Simon is failing English. But somehow, Amy and Simon connect, and they find that they understand each other. Enough for Simon to admit that he is dropping out of school. Enough for Amy to confess that she is pregnant with her ex-boyfriend's baby. Amy and Simon feel lost in a world so much bigger than they are, and yet they still have each other. In this brilliant debut by P. J. Converse, two unlikely teenagers discover that love has a language all its own. Zusammenfassung In this brilliant debut by P. J. Converse, two unlikely teenagers discover that love has a language all its own. He is shy. Unassuming. Inexperienced. She is Subway Girl. Cool. Unattainable. From the moment he sees her on a Hong Kong subway, Simon falls in love with the girl with purple streaks in her hair, but he doesn't have the nerve to talk to her. When he finally works up the courage, he realizes he can't. Because Amy doesn't speak Chinese, and Simon is failing English. But somehow, Amy and Simon connect, and they find that they understand each other. Enough for Simon to admit that he is dropping out of school. Enough for Amy to confess that she is pregnant with her ex-boyfriend's baby. Amy and Simon feel lost in a world so much bigger than they are, and yet they still have each other.

Product details

• Authors: P J Converse, P. J. Converse, Peter Jacob Converse
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 14
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.03.2011
• EAN: 9780061575143
• ISBN: 978-0-06-157514-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 181 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Romance / General *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Assimilation *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Dating & Sex *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Pregnancy *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / New Experience *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Coming of Age *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: People & Places / Asia *