Lensey Namioka

"Ties that Bind, Ties that Break" is a historical novel written by Chinese-American author Lensey Namioka and published in 1999. Set in early twentieth-century China, the story follows a girl named Ailin who refuses to have her feet bound, which comes to affect her future. Two girls, bound by friendship, defy the …

April Chen is happily planning to go away to college, and she has a great new boyfriend, Steve. But as the only girl in her family, April is expected to take care of her grandmother. And Grandma, "the Dragon Lady," hates Steve and has other plans for April. Torn between her duty to her family and her desire for …