First Apple

The author describes 1940s China and her quest, as a nine-year-old girl, to buy a precious apple for her grandmother’s birthday. By the author of A Day on a Shrimp Boat.

Related: Asia, China, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Primary (ages 6-9)

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