Title: Ties That Bind, Ties That Break (Laurel-Leaf Books) Author: Lensey Namioka Average number of words per page: more than 100 STORY: 15 readers have rated this story. Average story rating: 8.93/10.0 ILLUSTRATIONS: 15 readers have rated the illustrations. Average illustration rating: 4.36/10.0

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Book review by: Taisha age: 13 Review submitted on 02/22/2005 at 09:05:02 list all 15 reviews for this book

Story Rating 9.6 out of a possible 10.0

Taisha writes the following about Ties That Bind, Ties That Break (Laurel-Leaf Books) :

I think this is a wonderful tale about a brave young girl who has to go through life without her foot bound. In her time, young girls would get their foot bound to look pretty, get married, and live a happy life. Ailin, this young girl, thinks that this practice is terribl and should stop. All you can do is hobble and read/eat. What a boring life. Yet, Ailin relizes, that without her feet bound, it's much worse. When her two people who support her die, she has no hope. She fears that she will have to either be a concubine, farmer's wife, or nun. She must find a way to live a different life, a better life. But this life comes at a price. She will be ripped from her family, culture, and friends. Will she ever live up to her dream?

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