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Golden Mountain Chronicles #1903: Dragonwings

by Laurence Yep

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< P> < B> < CENTER> Will Windrider< BR> take to the skies?< /CENTER> < /B> < /P> < P> 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.< /P> < P> But Moon Shadow grows to love and respect his father and to believe in his wonderful dream. And Windrider, with Moon Shadow's help is willing to endure the mockery of the other Chinese, the poverty, the separation from his wife and country'even the great earthquake'to make his dream come true.< /P>

Synopsis:

Will Windrider

take to the skies?

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 Moon Shadow's help is willing to endure the mockery of the other Chinese, the poverty, the separation from his wife and country'even the great earthquake'to make his dream come true.

Synopsis:

For the first time ever, Laurence Yep's sweeping saga of a Chinese family's journey to the Land of the Golden Mountain-America-is being published in one stunningly designed series of volumes as the GOLDEN MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES.

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About the Author

Laurence Yep has been fascinated with tales of sibling rivalry from the day he was born. His older brother, Tom, chose his name Laurence—after a saint who died a particularly gruesome death. Laurence has been trying to get even ever since. Laurence Yep now lives in Pacific Grove, California, with his wife and is one of children's literature's most respected authors. His award-winning titles include Newbery Honor Books Dragonwingsand Dragon's Gate.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780064400855

Author:

Yep, Laurence

Publisher:

HarperTrophy

Author:

by Laurence Yep

Location:

New York, N.Y. :

Subject:

Fiction

Subject:

Children's fiction

Subject:

Family - General

Subject:

History

Subject:

Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General

Subject:

Ethnic - Other

Subject:

Fathers and sons

Subject:

Juveniles

Subject:

Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Historical

Subject:

Ethnic - Asian American

Subject:

People & Places - Other

Subject:

Historical - United States - 20th Century

Subject:

Chinese americans

Subject:

San francisco

Subject:

Chinese Americans -- Fiction.

Subject:

People & Places - United States - Asian American

Subject:

Children s-Historical Fiction-U.S. 20th Century

Copyright:

1977

Edition Number:

25

Edition Description:

Paperback

Series:

Golden Mountain Chronicles

Series Volume:

[26]

Publication Date:

20010131

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

from 5

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

336

Dimensions:

7.54x5.20x.73 in. .49 lbs.

Age Level:

10-14

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Product details 336 pages HarperTrophy - 1977-03-01 English 9780064400855 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Harper Collins, Will Windrider

take to the skies?

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 Moon Shadow's help is willing to endure the mockery of the other Chinese, the poverty, the separation from his wife and country'even the great earthquake'to make his dream come true.

"Synopsis" by Ingram, For the first time ever, Laurence Yep's sweeping saga of a Chinese family's journey to the Land of the Golden Mountain-America-is being published in one stunningly designed series of volumes as the GOLDEN MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES.