... cleaning services so that her daughter could receive lessons. Her mother got the idea from the "Ed Sullivan" show when she saw this little Chinese girl playing the piano. Amy's mother pushed her so hard to become a genius because she felt that her daughter could do anything she wanted to if she tried hard enough. I ... . Amy felt like Mr. Chong could not teach her anything because he was deaf. Mr. Chong could not hear her play the piano so how could he know if she was playing the notes right. Amy's mother made her feel as if she was not good enough to be her daughter. Everything that Am...

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• Grade Level: High School

... of chess tournaments. Before she ever starts chess, Lindo has taught her the "art of invisible strength," which, before she starts playing chess, means to not ask for candy, and the candy will come to you. At least, that's what she thinks. When she is playing chess, the "art of invisible strength" means ... she gets the idea to have Jing-Mei become a piano prodigy. Jing-Mei is so determined to do badly, that she would have become a decent pianist if it had not been for the fact that she did not try. Her teacher, Mr. Chong is deaf so she becomes lazy and never bothers to correct herself ...

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• Grade Level: High School