The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee

Stacey Lee does it again! The Downstairs Girl is exactly the kind of historical fiction we need right now. We loved it, and your students will too. (Transcript) In today’s episode… The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee Being a Chinese American teenager in late 19th century Atlanta isn’t easy, but Jo Kwan has made a life with some stability. She and her caretaker, Old Gin, live in secret in a hidden room below a house, eavesdropping on the family living above them. When Jo’s fired without cause from her job as a hat maker she has no choice but to return to work as a lady’s maid for a girl she despises. Luckily, Jo has a secret. She’s taken to writing an advice column as “Miss Sweetie,” a sauce box of […] The post The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee appeared first on Nouvelle ELA Teaching Resources .

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The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee is an episode from YA Cafe by Danielle Hall and Amanda Thrasher.

This episode is 22:15 long.

This episode was published on Aug 8, 2019.

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