The Girl Who Wouldn't Sing was a really great read. I enjoyed reading about Kit Yuen Quan and her struggles. When I first started reading it, it made me think a lot about my mother, and how she also struggled when she came to the United States. I was able to picture Kit as a child and envision her in school because I've seen students with that same fear, and how they hide and protect themselves because of fear of rejection or children making fun of them. I've seen other children pick on those struggling student's especially those who do not speak English because they are "easy targets." Seeing how Kit "rebelled," and came out to her parents with her sexuality, and moved out as a teen made me believe that she was looking to find herself. I was a bit surprised to see that Chinese became her second language, meaning that she was as fluent as when she was a child. She felt a thrill when she was able to recognize a character from a restaurant or a ...
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