The Adventures of Fearless Girls (from Taiwan)

About the Book

The stories are based on four elementary school sisters growing up in Taiwan, a small island in south east China. From children’s perspective, things should be simple, but real life events are never smooth. From these fearless girls and friends, there are funny stories and lessons. The place is called Bitan,´Emerald Lake´ in Chinese. The neighborhood has an old suspension foot bridge and a Buddhist temple. The stories, with Chinese cultural content, include a water ski show, kite making, bamboo bridge crossing, tunnel exploration, and raising silkworms. Author´s site http://fearless-girls.com

About the Author

Lily Birmingham was born and raised in Taiwan as the second child of four girls. She came to U.S. in 1976. She has engineering degrees and worked for a large Aerospace company for over 25 years. Her writings were technical and professional in the past. She learned Chinese calligraphy and Chinese painting in her early days, and continues learning the western paintings. She enjoys art, music, reading, gardening, history, hiking and travels. She lives in California.