[CALIBK12] books with Chinese children/ youth

[Lynnette Schoorl]

Hope these help.  I have several more Yep titles also.

The journal of Wong Ming-Chung : a Chinese miner. Yep, Laurence.  
A young chinese boy nicknamed Runt records his experiences in a journal as he travels from southern China to California in 1852 to join his uncle during the Gold Rush.  
 
Land of the Iron Dragon : A novle about the Chinese who labored to build the first Continental railroad in America.   Alida E. Young.  

April and the Dragon Lady.   Lensey Namioka.  
Feeling confined by the traditional family attitudes of her strong-willed, manipulative grandmother, sixteen- year-old April Chen fights for her independence.  

Ties that bind, ties that break : a novel  by Lensey Namioka.  
 Ailin's life takes a different turn when she defies the traditions of upper class Chinese society by refusing to have her feet bound.  

Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society.  Adeline Yen Mah.   
During the Japanese occupation of parts of China, twelve-year-old Ye Xian is thrown out of her father's and stepmother's home, joins a martial arts group, and tries to help her aunt and the Americans in their struggle against the Japanese invaders. Includes historical notes.  

Bound.   Donna Jo Napoli.  
In a novel based on Chinese Cinderella tales, fourteen-year-old stepchild Xing-Xing endures a life of neglect and servitude, as her stepmother cruelly mutilates her own child's feet so that she alone might marry well. 

My Chinatown : one year in poems  by Kam Mak.  
A boy adjusts to life away from his home in Hong Kong, in the Chinatown of his new American city.  

A song for Sung Li : a story of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake  by Pamela J. Dell.   
Shortly before San Francisco's 1906 earthquake, a twelve-year-old orphan named Sung Li finds a box containing a locket with a photograph and an address, which lead her to a better life away from her demanding aunt and cousin. 

Little Pear : the story of a little Chinese boy.  Eleanor Frances Lattimore ; illustrated by the author.  
The adventures of Little Pear, a mischievous five-year-old boy living in China in the early 1900s. 

Dalai Lama, my son : a mother's story.  Diki Tsering ; edited and introduced by her grandson, Khedroob Thondup.  
Contains autobiographical information about the life and times of Diki Tsering, mother of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, including her early life, her Tibetan customs, and her escape from the communist Chinese into India.  

Lynnette Schoorl

Lynnette R. Schoorl
Library Media Teacher 
Hiram Johnson High School
Sacramento, Ca.

>>> "Beth Olshewsky" <bolshewsky at earthlink.net> 5/9/2008 9:20 PM >>>
Hi collective brains,

I'm looking for some good choices for high-level 5th grade students whose teachers are looking for books about a Chinese child/ youth growing up, in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong or the US (maybe even another foreign country) as long as it addresses Chinese culture and heritage as well. Historical fiction is fine, but they would be even more excited to find some titles with comtemporary characters. They are looking for books about 150p long, but the teachers are not adamant about length (could be longer or shorter- just not picture books).

Laurence Yep comes to mind immediately: Dragonwings; Dragon's Gate; The Serpent's Children; Child of the Owl; The Star Fisher; Ribbons; The Cook's Family; Angelfish; Dream Soul; When the Circus Came to Town; maybe even his autobiography, The Lost Garden.

Another one that comes to mind is In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson, although that might be a bit young.

Ideally, they'd like to gather about about 150 quality titles.... a tall order, so I'd appreciate anyone and everyone's help coming up with additional titles that meet the bill.

Thanks,

Beth


Beth Olshewsky
bolshewsky at earthlink.net 
District Teacher-Librarian
San Marino Unified School District
"Love does not dominate; it cultivates."
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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