We look forward to seeing you on your next visit to the library. Find a location near you.

The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
(Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)

Book Cover
Average Rating
5 star
 
(0)
4 star
 
(0)
3 star
 
(2)
2 star
 
(1)
1 star
 
(0)
Published:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2010
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure:
880L
Status:
Available from OverDrive
Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An exhilarating blend of autobiography and mythology, of world and self, of hot rage and cool analysis. First published in 1976, it has become a classic in its innovative portrayal of multiple and intersecting identities—immigrant, female, Chinese, American. • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER
“A classic, for a reason.” —Celeste Ng, bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere and Our Missing Hearts, via Twitter

As a girl, Kingston lives in two confounding worlds: the California to which her parents have immigrated and the China of her mother’s “talk stories.” The fierce and wily women warriors of her mother’s tales clash jarringly with the harsh reality of female oppression out of which they come. Kingston’s sense of self emerges in the mystifying gaps in these stories, which she learns to fill with stories of her own. A warrior of words, she forges fractured myths and memories into an incandescent whole, achieving a new understanding of her family’s past and her own present.
Also in This Series
Formats
Adobe EPUB eBook
Works on all eReaders (except Kindles), desktop computers and mobile devices with reading apps installed.
Kindle Book
Works on Kindles and devices with a Kindle app installed.
OverDrive Read
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Like This
Other Editions and Formats
More Copies In LINK+
Loading LINK+ Copies...
More Details
Format:
Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
09/01/2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780307759337
ASIN:
B004089I10
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.7, 11 Points
Lexile measure:
880
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Maxine Hong Kingston. (2010). The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Maxine Hong Kingston. 2010. The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2010.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Maxine Hong Kingston. The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2010.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Copy Details
LibraryOwnedAvailable
Shared Digital Collection21

There is 1 hold on this title.

Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
cab1fb67-f530-bf2e-c083-7be7235222eb
Go To Grouped Work
Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Jun 12, 2018 19:54:33
Date Updated:
Jul 24, 2023 20:37:05
Last Metadata Check:
Mar 24, 2024 11:34:18
Last Metadata Change:
Jan 30, 2024 06:34:00
Last Availability Check:
Mar 24, 2024 11:34:20
Last Availability Change:
Mar 17, 2024 18:27:16
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Mar 27, 2024 02:11:40

OverDrive Product Record

images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0111-1/{6809B9E8-5849-4485-A606-E771D699F645}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0111-1/{6809B9E8-5849-4485-A606-E771D699F645}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0111-1/680/9B9/E8/{6809B9E8-5849-4485-A606-E771D699F645}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0111-1/680/9B9/E8/{6809B9E8-5849-4485-A606-E771D699F645}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
formats
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780307759337
            • type: PublisherCatalogNumber
            • value: 93016
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • identifiers:
            • type: PublisherCatalogNumber
            • value: 93016
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B004089I10
      • name: Kindle Book
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780307759337
            • type: PublisherCatalogNumber
            • value: 93016
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • id: ebook-overdrive
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9780679721888
mediaType
eBook
primaryCreator
    • role: Author
    • name: Maxine Hong Kingston
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
The Woman Warrior
dateAdded
2016-05-27T02:01:00Z
contentDetails
      • href: https://link.overdrive.com?websiteID=141&titleID=454188
      • type: text/html
      • account:
          • name: Sacramento Public Library (CA)
          • id: 1151
sortTitle
Woman Warrior Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
crossRefId
454188
subtitle
Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
id
6809B9E8-5849-4485-A606-E771D699F645
starRating
3.8

OverDrive MetaData

interestLevel
UG
isPublicDomain
False
formats
      • fileName: TheWomanWarrior_9780307759337_454188
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 2130550
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780307759337
            • type: PublisherCatalogNumber
            • value: 93016
      • rights:
            • type: Copying
            • value: 0
            • type: Printing
            • value: 0
            • type: Lending
            • value: 0
            • type: ReadAloud
            • value: 0
            • type: ExpirationRights
            • value: 0
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • onSaleDate: 9/1/2010
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-epub-adobe
            • url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/680/9B9/E8/WomanWarriorMemoirsofaGirlhoodAmongGh9780307759337.epub
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6809B9E8-5849-4485-A606-E771D699F645&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: TheWomanWarrior_454188
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: PublisherCatalogNumber
            • value: 93016
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B004089I10
      • name: Kindle Book
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • onSaleDate: 9/1/2010
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-epub-adobe
            • url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/680/9B9/E8/WomanWarriorMemoirsofaGirlhoodAmongGh9780307759337.epub
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6809B9E8-5849-4485-A606-E771D699F645&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: TheWomanWarrior_9780307759337_454188
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780307759337
            • type: PublisherCatalogNumber
            • value: 93016
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-overdrive
      • onSaleDate: 9/1/2010
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-epub-adobe
            • url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/680/9B9/E8/WomanWarriorMemoirsofaGirlhoodAmongGh9780307759337.epub
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6809B9E8-5849-4485-A606-E771D699F645&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
keywords
      • value: Book
      • value: racism
      • value: War
      • value: Mythology
      • value: Human
      • value: mom
      • value: classic
      • value: chinese history
      • value: Chinese
      • value: Identity
      • value: feminist
      • value: women
      • value: history of china
      • value: China
      • value: moms
      • value: race
      • value: Daughters
      • value: gifts
      • value: gift
      • value: feminism
      • value: biographies
      • value: grandma
      • value: Writers
      • value: memoir
      • value: Shanghai
      • value: teacher
      • value: woman
      • value: books for women
      • value: new mom gifts
      • value: inspirational books for women
      • value: women's history month
      • value: feminist books
      • value: women's biographies
      • value: feminist book
      • value: womens biographies
      • value: Made in China
      • value: birthday gifts for women
      • value: coworker gifts for women
      • value: the woman warrior
      • value: books for black women
      • value: grandma stocking stuffers
creators
      • role: Author
      • fileAs: Kingston, Maxine Hong
      • bioText: Maxine Hong Kingston is the author of The Woman Warrior, China Men, and The Fifth Book of Peace, among other works. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the presidentially conferred National Humanities Medal, the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation, and the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award. She worked for many years as a senior lecturer in creative writing at UC Berkeley. Kingston lives in Oakland, California.
      • name: Maxine Hong Kingston
imprint
Vintage
publishDate
2010-09-01T00:00:00-04:00
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
The Woman Warrior
fullDescription
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An exhilarating blend of autobiography and mythology, of world and self, of hot rage and cool analysis. First published in 1976, it has become a classic in its innovative portrayal of multiple and intersecting identities—immigrant, female, Chinese, American. • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER
“A classic, for a reason.” —Celeste Ng, bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere and Our Missing Hearts, via Twitter

As a girl, Kingston lives in two confounding worlds: the California to which her parents have immigrated and the China of her mother’s “talk stories.” The fierce and wily women warriors of her mother’s tales clash jarringly with the harsh reality of female oppression out of which they come. Kingston’s sense of self emerges in the mystifying gaps in these stories, which she learns to fill with stories of her own. A warrior of words, she forges fractured myths and memories into an incandescent whole, achieving a new understanding of her family’s past and her own present.
gradeLevels
      • value: Grade 4
      • value: Grade 5
reviews
      • premium: False
      • source: The Washington Post
      • content: "Intense, fierce and disturbing . . . A strange, sometimes savagely terrifying and, in the literal sense, wonderful story."
      • premium: False
      • source: The New York Times
      • content: "Remarkable. . . . As an account of growing up female and Chinese-American . . . it is anti-nostalgic. . . . As a dream--of the 'female avenger'--it is dizzying, elemental, a poem turned into a sword."
popularity
1158
links
    • self:
        • href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BWwAAAA2I/products/6809b9e8-5849-4485-a606-e771d699f645/metadata
        • type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
id
6809b9e8-5849-4485-a606-e771d699f645
starRating
3.7
images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0111-1/{6809B9E8-5849-4485-A606-E771D699F645}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0111-1/{6809B9E8-5849-4485-A606-E771D699F645}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0111-1/680/9B9/E8/{6809B9E8-5849-4485-A606-E771D699F645}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0111-1/680/9B9/E8/{6809B9E8-5849-4485-A606-E771D699F645}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
isPublicPerformanceAllowed
False
languages
      • code: en
      • name: English
subjects
      • value: Biography & Autobiography
      • value: Sociology
      • value: Women's Studies
      • value: Nonfiction
publishDateText
09/01/2010
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9780679721888
mediaType
eBook
shortDescription
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An exhilarating blend of autobiography and mythology, of world and self, of hot rage and cool analysis. First published in 1976, it has become a classic in its innovative portrayal of multiple and intersecting identities—immigrant, female, Chinese, American. • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER
“A classic, for a reason.” —Celeste Ng, bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere and Our Missing Hearts, via Twitter

As a girl, Kingston lives in two confounding worlds: the California to which her parents have immigrated and the China of her mother’s “talk stories.” The fierce and wily women warriors of her mother’s tales clash jarringly with the harsh reality of female oppression out of which they come. Kingston’s sense of self emerges in the mystifying gaps in these stories, which she learns to fill with stories of her own. A warrior of words, she...
sortTitle
Woman Warrior Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
lexileScore
880
crossRefId
454188
subtitle
Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
atos
5.7
bisacCodes
      • code: BIO026000
      • description: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs
      • code: SOC011000
      • description: Social Science / Folklore & Mythology
      • code: SOC028000
      • description: Social Science / Women's Studies