She divides her time between the Netherlands and New York City.

She received her bachelor's degree from Harvard University and earned an MFA from Columbia University. She immigrated from Hong Kong to Brooklyn when she was five and worked in a Chinatown clothing factory for much of her childhood. Kimberley Chang and her mother move from Hong Kong to New York. She was one of twelve authors asked by the Agatha Christie estate to write an original, authorized Miss Marple story for the collection Marple: Twelve New Mysteries. New York Times bestseller Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok is a powerful story about a Chinese immigrant family in Brooklyn. Throughout Girl in Translation, the author uses creative spelling to show Kimberlys mis-hearing and misunderstanding of English words. Get the reading group guide for Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok. Riverhead, 25.95 (293pp) ISBN 978-1-59448-756-9 A resolute yet naïve Chinese girl confronts poverty and culture shock with equal zeal when she and her. She has been selected for numerous honors, including the American Library Association Alex Award, a Goodreads Choice Awards Semi-Finalist for Mystery & Thriller, the Chinese American Librarians Association Best Book Award, an Orange New Writers title, and the Sunday Times Short Story Award international shortlist. Get the reading group guide for Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok, reviewed by O Magazine in May 2010. Her work has been published in twenty countries and is taught in schools across the world. Jean Kwok is the award-winning, New York Times and international bestselling author of The Leftover Woman (coming 10/10/23), Girl in Translation, Mambo in Chinatown, and Searching for Sylvie Lee, which was a Read with Jenna Today Show Pick. Title: Girl in Translation Author: Jean Kwok Narrator: Grayce Wey Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Immigration Audience: Young Adult Format: Audiobook.