Laurence Yep
21) The traitor
Author
Series
Golden mountain chronicles volume 4
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
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Description
In 1885, a lonely illegitimate American boy and a lonely Chinese American boy develop an unlikely friendship in the midst of prejudices and racial tension in their coal mining town of Rock Springs, Wyoming.
23) Isabelle
Author
Series
Girl of the year. 2014: Isabelle volume 1
Girl of the year. 2014 Isabelle volume 1
American girls collection volume 1
Girl of the year. 2014 Isabelle volume 1
American girls collection volume 1
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Isabelle, who attends a performing arts school in Washington, D.C., with her older sister, Jade, has a passion for ballet dancing but lacks self-confidence.
24) Dragon road
Author
Series
Golden mountain chronicles volume 6
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
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Description
In 1939, unable to find regular jobs because of the Great Depression, long-time friends Cal Chin and Barney Young tour the country as members of a Chinese American basketball team.
Author
Series
Dragon's guide volume 3
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
Winnie and her pet dragon Miss Drake are back to their lessons as they head to the 1915 San Francisco World's Fair and wish-granting souvenirs follow them home.
26) Dragons of silk
Author
Series
Golden mountain chronicles volume 10
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
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Description
Four generations of Chinese and Chinese-American girls, beginning in 1835, are tied together by the tradition of raising silkworms and the legacy of the legendary Weaving Maid.
Author
Series
Dragon's guide volume 1
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Description
Crusty dragon Miss Drake's new pet human, precocious ten-year-old Winnie, not only thinks Miss Drake is her pet, she accidentally brings to life her "sketchlings" of mysterious and fantastic creatures hidden in San Francisco, causing mayhem among its residents.
28) Child of the owl
Author
Series
Golden mountain chronicles volume 7
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
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Description
A twelve-year-old girl who knows little about her Chinese heritage is sent to live with her grandmother in San Francisco's Chinatown.
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
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Description
In 1922, ten-year-old Gim Lew reluctantly 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 strict officials strive to keep out unwanted immigrants. Includes facts about immigration from China and the experiences of the author's family.
Author
Series
Golden mountain chronicles volume 1
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
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Description
In nineteenth-century China, a young girl struggles to protect her family from the threat of bandits, famine, and an ideological conflict between her father and brother.
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Isabelle is an inspired dancer with a flair for fashion design. She's thrilled to be studying ballet at a prestigious performing arts school but her classmates are so talented, and she can't help feeling that she's always in the shadow of her 'perfect' older sister Jade. So when her idol, a famous ballerina, encourages her to audition for a professional ballet, Isabelle isn't sure she can land the role.