Chu Ju's House | 
| Author: Gloria Whelan
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 42847
Media: Paperback
Edition: First
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0060507268
EAN: 9780439799553
ASIN: 0060507268
Publication Date: November 1, 2005
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One girl too many . . . When a girl is born to Chu Ju's family, it is quickly determined that the baby must be sent away. After all, the law states that a family may have only two children, and tradition dictates that every family should have a boy. To make room for one, this girl will have to go. Fourteen-year-old Chu Ju knows she cannot allow this to happen to her sister. Understanding that one girl must leave, she sets out in the middle of the night, vowing not to return. With luminescent detail, National Book Award-winning author Gloria Whelan transports readers to China, where law conspires with tradition, tearing a young woman from her family, sending her on a remarkable journey to find a home of her own.
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 MIXED EMOTIONS ON 'TOMB SWEEPING DAY' . . . March 21, 2007
Gloria Whalen writes about a young Chinese girl in "Chu Ju's House." There is a lovely flow to the story and many lyrical descriptions of the natural surroundings, and customs. Ironically, work in the rice paddies must have left the farmers aching in every joint, with no time or energy to see poetry in their occupation.
Chu Ju is about fourteen when a sister is born, ending the family hopes of having a boy. Chu Ju courageously leaves in the night (to protect her baby sister's future) and has good fortune finding work, first with a fishing family, later in a silkworm factory and then with a widow rice grower.
The elements of different occupations add to our knowledge and interest in the plot's development. Chu Ju's character is skillfully written by the author who gives readers a variety of glimpses into life in rural China as it once was. Reviewer mcHaiku recommends this story for an appreciation of the available hours American families have to read together about differing values of family life around the globe IF we use our time intelligently!
 Chu Ju's House Review February 20, 2007
Chu Ju's House is an insightful book with characters that seem to come to life, they're so well descripted. I would recommend this book to people who like to learn about other people's culture. I would not, however, recommend this book to people who are easily bored by elaboratre storylines; even though this is a wonderfully written book it sometimes can be hard to understand. Chu Ju's House is a great read and sure to please. I know that I definetly loved it!
Hallie Snedeger October 24, 2006
Chu Ju is a fourteen year old girl who lives in southern China.Her mother is pregnant with her second child, and desperatly wants a girl. Chu Ju's mom ends up having a girl,they name her Hua, Her mom decides to give the baby to an orphanage. To save her sister Chu Ju runs away. She hides on a boat hoping that it will take her far from home. Chu Ju gets found and is taken care of by a woman. Chu Ju decides to tell her her story, but she is horrified and to return her immediatly. Chu Ju leaves and finds another home on a silkworm farm but has to leave shortly after. She finally finds another home with a woman named Han Na. She makes a friend named Ling. Then she finds out that Han Na's son has gone to jail in the city so Chu Ju must go and help him but without Han Na finding out because she is very weak and she doesn't want to worry her. She goes on an adventure to help save her son while thinking if she will make up the courage to go back home. Will Chu Ju make it to the city,will she ever go back home,or will she be able to cope with a terrible death, read the story to find out what happens in the story Chu Ju's House.
Hallie Snedeger October 24, 2006
Chu Ju is a fourteen year old girl who lives in southern China.Her mother is pregnant with her second child, and desperatly wants a girl. Chu Ju's mom ends up having a girl,they name her Hua, Her mom decides to give the baby to an orphanage. To save her sister Chu Ju runs away. She hides on a boat hoping that it will take her far from home. Chu Ju gets found and is taken care of by a woman. Chu Ju decides to tell her her story, but she is horrified and to return her immediatly. Chu Ju leaves and finds another home on a silkworm farm but has to leave shortly after. She finally finds another home with a woman named Han Na. She makes a friend named Ling. Then she finds out that Han Na's son has gone to jail in the city so Chu Ju must go and help him but without Han Na finding out because she is very weak and she doesn't want to worry her. She goes on an adventure to help save her son while thinking if she will make up the courage to go back home. Will Chu Ju make it to the city,will she ever go back home,or will she be able to cope with a terrible death, read the story to find out what happens in the story Chu Ju's House.
Detention center May 18, 2006
I gave the book Chu Ju's house written by Gloria Whelan a four star rating because it was well written, had good descriptions, and was quite interesting. Sometimes in this book it jumped from one subject to another which confused me and left me hanging. I didn't like the book at the end because it did not describe what happened to the main character Chu Ju and it was very awkward it did not describe how she felt about being successful and living on her on for many years and working to raise money to live on her own.
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