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"One morning, Deming Guo's mother, an undocumented Chinese immigrant named Polly, goes to her job at the nail salon and never comes home. With his mother gone, eleven-year-old Deming is left with no one to care for him. He is eventually adopted by two white college professors who move him from the Bronx to a small town upstate. Set in New York and China, the Leavers is the story of how one boy comes into his own when everything he's loved has been taken away--and how a mother learns to live with the mistakes of her past"--
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Deportation, Illegal aliens, Mothers and sons, Children of illegal aliens, Self-actualization (Psychology), Fiction, Mothers and sons, fiction, Fiction, family life, Chinese americans, fiction, Fiction, cultural heritage, New York Times reviewed, Children of illegal aliens -- Fiction, Mothers and sons -- Fiction, Illegal aliens -- Fiction, Deportation -- Fiction, Self-actualization (Psychology) -- FictionShowing 10 featured editions. View all 10 editions?
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The Leavers: A Novel
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The leavers: a novel
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