Theme: Chinese Americans

Millicent Min: Girl Genius

By importer | Published: March 30, 2010
Millicent Min is having a bad summer. Her fellow high school students hate her for setting the curve. Her fellow 11-year-olds hate her for going to high school. And her mother has arranged for her to tutor Stanford Wong, the poster boy for Chinese geekdom. But then Millie meets Emily. Emily doesn’t know Millicent’s IQ [...]
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The Year of the Dog

By importer | Published: March 30, 2010
It’s the Chinese Year of the Dog, and as Pacy celebrates with her family, she finds out that this is the year she is supposed to “find herself.” Universal themes of friendship, family, and finding one’s passion in life make this novel appealing to readers of all backgrounds. Read more about The Year of the [...]
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Dragonwings

By Rebecca | Published: November 3, 2009
Moon shadow is eight years old when he sails from China to join his father, Windrider, in America. Windrider lives in San Francisco and makes his living doing laundry. Father and son have never met, but Moon Shadow grows to love and respect his father and to believe in his wonderful dream. And Windrider, with [...]
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Landed

By nersum | Published: June 11, 2007
After leaving his home in southeastern China, twelve-year-old Sun is held and interrogated on Angel Island before being allowed to join his merchant father in San Francisco.
Descriptors: Asia, China, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8) » Other Themes: , » 1 Comment

Gotta Go! Gotta Go!

By shortk | Published: March 14, 2007
Although she does not know why or how, a small creepy-crawly bug is certain that she must make her way to Mexico.
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Eric In The Land Of The Insects

By shortk | Published: March 14, 2007
Nine-year-old Eric enters a landscape painting on his bedroom wall and discovers a world of meadow insects startlingly similar to his own.
Descriptors: Europe, Fantasy, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Netherlands » Tagged » Comments closed

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