In 531 A.D., a fifteen-year-old princess of the Hsien tribe in southern China keeps a diary which describes her role as liaison between her own people and the local Chinese colonists, in times of both peace and war.
An 8-year-old a boy named Moon Shadow leaves his home in China and sets sail for America where he is to be reunited with his father, who immigrated to the United States before Moon Shadow was born. Once in America Moon Shadow helps his father, Windrider, fulfill a fabulous dream. This novel, set in the early 1900s, is based on a historical account ...
Fourteen-year-old Otter flees China to join his Uncle Foxfire and adopted father Squeaky as they help build the transcontinental railroad in the Sierra Nevada's. Overjoyed to finally be in the land of freedom, Otter's dreams are shattered when he experiences the prejudice, ill-treatment, and hard labor forced on the Chinese immigrant workers.
Amadeus was the greatest Argan songmaster on the planet Harmony. He taught the boy Tyree all he could about music, and gave a gift to Tyree's blind sister. The gift kindles the fears of Tyree's people - fears of the enormous seadragon and of the sea that flooded their city.
The Newbery Honor author ("Dragon's Gate") offers a gripping portrait of the 1906 earthquake that shook San Francisco, based on actual events and told from the alternating perspectives of two young friends.
Readers who remember brothers Teddy and Bobby from "Later, Gator" will welcome their return here. The brothers are still very different and frequently at odds with each other, but this time they grow closer as they combine forces against a common enemy: Arnie, the school bully.
The fictional diary of Wong Ming-Chung, a 10-year-old Chinese immigrant living in 1852 California. Along with his Uncle Stone, Wong Ming-Chung hopes to strike it rich as a gold miner. However, Wong Ming-Chung and Stone quickly learn that gold mining is not a road to easy wealth but, rather, backbreaking labor that yields very little beyond what ...
Mia St. Clair can't wait for Regionals. Or can she? Mia has been training all year to master the moves she needs to compete at the Regional Figure Skating Competition. It's her first time competing at that level, and Mia is eager for and worried about Regionals all at the same time. Is she a good enough skater? Does she have what it takes to ...
A fierce dragon captures a poor farmer and threatens to kill him unless he sends one of his seven daughters to become his wife. The farmer reluctantly agrees to the dragon's demand, and his youngest daughter volunteers to become the dragon's bride and join him in his palace beneath the sea. Although she's frightened at first, she soon finds out ...
Taking readers to long-ago lands around the globe, this series, written by acclaimed authors, features strong 12-year-old heroines who are discovering who they are. After the deaths of her parents, Spring Pearl is taken in by her father's wealthy benefactor. Unlike most Cantonese girls, Spring Pearl knows how to read and write, but she must learn ...
In the second episode of this exciting new trilogy by the two-time Newbery Honoree, the tiger Mr. Hu, his apprentice, Tom, and their ragtag band of friends must flee to the underwater kingdom to protect the powerful phoenix egg. But nothing is as it seems in this beautiful refuge.
This retelling of 20 stories drawn from Chinese culture are from a WPA project in Oakland's Chinatown from the 1930s. Divided into sections with titles like "Tricksters", "Fools", and "Virtues and Vices", these folktales cover a range of subjects in keeping with South China's oral traditions.
Teddy finds his little brother Bobby annoying and would like to get him a boring gift for his birthday. Since his mother insists he show Bobby he cares about him by getting a special present, Teddy hits upon something original--a baby alligator! Bobby loves the present, and when the alligator escapes, the two brothers learn about getting along as ...
After hearing a prophecy that he is meant to marry the Khan's daughter, a shepherd boy named Mongke sets out to become rich and claim her as his bride. Will Mongke be able to make his fortune, and if he does, will the Khan's daughter accept him as her husband? Color illustrations accompany this retelling of a Mongolian folktale.
The second book in the series that began with "Dragon of the Lost Sea". Here, Shimmer the Dragon Princess and Thorn--her human friend--travel to the watery world of an underground volcano. During the journey, Shimmer discovers that all the surviving members of her clan have been imprisoned by the High King.
Fifteen-year-old Joan Lee narrates this story about the experiences of her family as the first Chinese-Americans in a West Virginia town in 1927. This story is based on the true experiences of the author's mother.
When Craig Chin's family moves from San Francisco to small-town Concepcion, California, he thinks he'll never fit in. And his father won't stop pushing him to succeed in sports--a hopeless goal. But his life begins to change when odd, old Uncle Quail shows him a secret sea garden.
Based on a Chinese story, this is the tale of Little Lee, who must save his mother from a ghost fox who is trying to steal her soul. Black-and-white illustrations done in a 17th-century Chinese style accompany the text.
Amy misses ballet practice when her mother becomes an amah (nanny) for Miss Stephanie. Can she find a way to watch her brothers and sisters and still keep her role in the dance production? This story emphasizes responsibility and independence.
In this sequel to "Dragon of the Lost Sea" and "Dragon Steel", the dragon princess Shimmer is still trying to recover her lost sea, which was stolen by a witch named Civet. The now-repentant Civit joins Shimmer and her friends in their attempt to restore the sea, but to do so, Shimmer must use the magic cauldron--an item that is damaged and can ...
Teddy's idea of a good vacation is a triple feature at the movies. Reluctantly the ill-prepared Teddy agrees to go on a camping trip where he and his younger, know-it-all brother find themselves being followed by a skunk.
Volume One in this series in which well-known authors share their memories of childhood includes contributions by Avi, Francesca Lia Block, Susan Cooper, James Howe, Reeve Lindbergh, Nicholasa Mohr, Walter Dean Myers, Mary Pope Osborne, Katherine Paterson, and Laurence Yep. The book concludes with a brief profile of each contributor.
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