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The dragon's child : a story of Angel Island / Laurence Yep ; with Kathleen S. Yep.
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.
Item details
- ISBN: 9780060276928 (trade bdg.)
- ISBN: 0060276924 (trade bdg.)
- ISBN: 0060276932 (reinforced) :
- ISBN: 9780060276935 (reinforced) :
- Physical Description: ix, 133 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : HarperCollins, [2008]
- Copyright: ©2008
Contents / Notes
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-133).
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