Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story

Carter G. Woodson Award, National Council for the Social Studies Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)The true...
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Author: Paula Yoo
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Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story by Yoo, Paula

Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story

$25.59

Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story

$25.59
Author: Paula Yoo
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Carter G. Woodson Award, National Council for the Social Studies
Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)

The true story of Chinese American film star Anna May Wong, whose trail-blazing career in Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s broke new ground for future generations of Asian American actors.

Born in 1905, Anna May Wong spent her childhood working in her family's laundry in Los Angeles's Chinatown. Whenever she could afford it, Anna May slipped off to the movies, escaping to a world of adventure, glamour, and excitement. After seeing a movie being filmed in her neighborhood, young Anna May was hooked. She decided she would become a movie star!

Anna May struggled to pursue an acting career in Hollywood in the 1930s. There were very few roles for Asian Americans, and many were demeaning and stereotypical. Anna May made the most of each limited part. She worked hard and always gave her best performance. Finally, after years of unfulfilling roles, Anna May began crusading for more meaningful roles for herself and other Asian American actors.

Anna May Wong-the first Chinese American movie star-was a pioneer of the cinema. Her spirited determination in the face of discrimination is an inspiration to all who must overcome obstacles so that their dreams may come true.



Author: Paula Yoo
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Published: 06/01/2009
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 8.31h x 11.00w x 0.19d
ISBN: 9781620142578
Audience: 06 - 11

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 131181 / Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story

About the Author
PAULA YOO is an author and screenwriter whose children's books for Lee & Low include Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds, Shining Star, and several titles in the Confetti Kids series. Her titles have been recognized by the International Reading Association, the Texas Bluebonnet Award Masterlist, and Lee & Low's New Voices Award. She and her husband live in Los Angeles, California, where she works in television. You can visit her online at paulayoo.com.

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