Theme: San Francisco

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 [...]
Descriptors: Fiction, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), United States of America, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

The Alchemyst : The Secrets Of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel

By nersum | Published: July 6, 2007
While working at pleasant but mundane summer jobs in San Francisco, fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, suddenly find themselves caught up in the deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book holding the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life.
Descriptors: Europe, Fiction, Ireland, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) » Other Themes: , , , » Comments closed

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

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