Mountain Girl River Girl by Ting-xing Ye

Pan-pan and Shui-lian leave their small town homes with the hope of finding a better life in a modern Chinese city. They soon realize that only by working together will they have a chance at success.

Questions:

Life for young women in China looks a lot different than it does for teens inthe Western World.

• Did you relate to the characters of Pan-pand and Shui-lian?
• How do these characters change or evolve throughout the course of this story?
• What triggers such changes?
• Did certain parts of the book make you feel uncomfortable? If so, why did you feel that way?