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The dragon's child : a story of Angel Island / Laurence Yep ; with Kathleen S. Yep. |
| Authors: | Yep, Laurence, 1948- |
| Call number: | jFIC YEP |
| Publisher: | New York : HarperCollins, c2008. |
| Publication date: | c2008. |
| Subject: |
Emigration and immigration -- Fiction.
Fathers and sons -- Fiction. Chinese Americans -- Fiction. Stuttering -- Fiction. Juvenile literature. China -- History -- 1912-1937 -- Fiction. Angel Island (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction. California -- History -- 1850-1950 -- Fiction. |
| Title: | The dragon's child : a story of Angel Island / Laurence Yep ; with Kathleen S. Yep. |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Physical description: | ix, 133 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| Summary note: | Ten-year-old Gim Lew leaves his village in China to accompany his father to America, but before they go he must prepare for a grueling test that he must pass--without stuttering--at California's Angel Island, where officials strive to keep out unwanted immigrants. Includes facts about immigration from China and the experiences of the author's family. |
| Biography note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-133). |
| Added author: | Yep, Kathleen S. |
| ISBN: | 9780060276928 (trade bdg.) 0060276924 (trade bdg.) 0060276932 (reinforced) : 9780060276935 (reinforced) : |
| LCCN: | 2007018373 |
| Url for this record: | http://sherloc.imcpl.org/?itemid=|library/marc/dynix|1149743 |
| Bib No.: | 1149743 |
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| Location | Collection | Call No. | Status |
| Central Library | Fiction, Children's - Non-Floating | jFIC YEP | Checked In |
| Eagle Library | Fiction, Children's | jFIC YEP | Checked In |
| Pike Library | Fiction, Children's | jFIC YEP | Checked In |