An Na was born in Korea and grew up in San Diego, California. A former middle school English and history teacher, she is the critically acclaimed author of The Fold, Wait for Me, the National Book Award finalist and Printz Award–winning novel A Step from Heaven, Released on: Septem. Summary: The Fold by An Na is the story of Joyce Park and her struggle with self image, love, and family. The last day of her junior year Joyce finds the courage to ask her mega-crush, John Ford Kang, to sign her yearbook. Genre. Young Adult. edit data. An Na was born in Korea and grew up in San Diego, California. A former middle school English and history teacher, she is currently at work on her third novel. She lives in /5.
THE FOLD: How far would you go for beauty? Joyce Kang has never felt pretty enough especially when compared to her older sister, but when her plastic surgery crazed aunt offers her the chance of a lifetime, to change her eyes forever, Joyce must decide what she believes is beautiful. An Na was born in Korea and grew up in Southern California. Anna is an effortless dress featuring double pleats at the bust, grown-on sleeves and a panelled A-line skirt. Variations include both slash and v-neck options, plus midi and maxi skirt possibilities and a dramatic thigh-high split. Super quick and simple to make, cut it short for the perfect festival dress, or make it worthy of the red carpet. Fusion Story: The Fold by An Na. "Joyce stepped back to the mirror and pulled out two sheets of tissue from the dispenser on the counter. She leaned forward, raising her tissue-swathed index fingers to her face. The huge zit pulsed with pain, but she held her breath and gave it. One. Last. Push. Eye-rolling, teeth-clenching, nausea-inducing.
Reviewed in the United States on Ap. The Fold by An Na is a wonderful book about dealing with your insecurities and learning to accept your inner beauty. The main character, Joyce, struggles with constant comparison to he older sister Helen, the beautiful and pretty one. All Joyce wants is to get noticed by her crush, John Ford Kang, and her summer plan that starts with the end of junior year is going to do just that. The fold by – An Na, is a really complicated and stressing book because the main character goes through a lot of beauty treatment, because she wants to stand out, be the best, and look beautiful every day, but if Joyce was a real person in life, I bet she would look better without the fold, surgery and doing whatever you are doing to make. But when it becomes clear that the makeover extends to plastic surgery to create a western-looking fold in her eyelids, Joyce is torn between respectfully complying and her discomfort in surgically creating a look more acceptable to her Aunt, who has appeased her own insecurities with surgery. Na poses a two-fold dilemma for girls of all races.
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