What is the author's style in Child of the Owl: Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1965 by Laurence Yep?

The language of this novel tends to be very conversational as it is told from a twelve-year-old's point of view. This conversational tone helps to characterize Casey as an individual, as well as in her community, particularly when the language of the novel clashes with the language of the outside world in Chinatown. Because the novel is set in Chinatown with a variety of Chinese characters, it is fitting that there would be various Chinese phrases included in the novel.