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Threads | Ami Polonsky
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To Whom It May Concern: Please, we need help! The day twelve-year-old Clara finds a desperate note in a purse in Bellman's department store, she is still reeling from the death of her adopted sister, Lola. By that day, thirteen-year-old Yuming has lost hope that the note she stashed in the purse will ever be found. She may be stuck sewing in the pale pink factory outside of Beijing forever. Clara grows more and more convinced that she was meant to find Yuming's note. Lola would have wanted her to do something about it. But how can Clara talk her parents, who are also in mourning, into going on a trip to China? Finally the time comes when Yuming weighs the options, measures the risk, and attempts a daring escape. The lives of two girls--one American, and one Chinese--intersect like two soaring kites in this story about loss, hope, and recovery.
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Threads | Ami Polonsky
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Not sure if anyone else is actually pretty fascinated with Meta's RAPIDLY growing new app, Threads, but it's basically them capitalizing on Twitter's downfall (I can practically see Elon Musk having a meltdown in my head). Anywho - if you're on it, come find me!

(I think my bio sums me up pretty well, if I do say so myself 🤣)

Cinfhen You forgot SUPER SLUETH 😘 1y
BarbaraBB It‘s in interesting process between Musk and Zuckerberg going on! 1y
swishandflick @Cinfhen Gah, I ran out of characters! Haha 1y
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swishandflick @BarbaraBB So interesting! I work in the tech industry (at Google) and will be so interested to see what, if any, tidbits I can pick up along the way. It's definitely getting juicy! I'm not a die hard Meta fan, but I hate Musk enough to kinda hope this is his karma for the way he handled the acquisition of Twitter and the mass layoffs so callously. (edited) 1y
BarbaraBB I‘m no fan of Zuck but I love Instagram and WhatsApp. And I am super scared of Musk. It must be exciting times at Google now! 1y
swishandflick @BarbaraBB Eh, Googs has kind of lost its magic for me these days. I didn't love how they handled their layoffs either - I was "lucky" to survive, but half of my team got laid off so now I basically do the work of 3 people for the same salary, because it still has to get done. Shew. I think it's just tough times all around in the tech industry. But Elon is like biggest villian of them all ? 1y
BarbaraBB Ah That‘s true, I remember now that you told about all the layoffs. Doesn‘t sound good indeed. 1y
AmyG I am on there. I was happy it gave me the nudge I needed to delete Twitter. I will look for you. 1y
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This was a soft introduction to child labor and I was surprising gripped by the story of Yuming, as young Chinese girl kidnapped from the streets and forced into making purses in a factory where she takes a chance and slips a plea for help into a purse bound for America...where young Clara finds it and decides to plot a rescue. Despite being unrealistic for a young girl to fly to China on a dime, I enjoyed this read.

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