Bibliograph

Switched, Iris Báijīng Hubbard

Type

Label

Switched, Iris Báijīng Hubbard

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Switched

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Iris Báijīng Hubbard

Summary

When adoptee Leila (Yìng Yuè) finds a name and birthday on her Chinese passport other than the ones she has known her whole life, her mind starts swimming. What would you do if your life was supposed to be someone else's? Through her high school swim team, Leila has the chance to make amends for the life-changing switch she feels responsible for even though it could not be further from her fault. Meanwhile, across the world, Huī Yīn dreams of going to school. Having grown up in an orphanage, her opportunities are limited, and she struggles to find happiness. What happens when two girls whose lives were changed forever by one small switch finally meet? Content Warning Implication of depression, discussion of abandonment, and sensitive orphanage scenes

Target audience

juvenile

Classification