{"product_id":"the-dragons-child-a-story-of-angel-island-9780062018151","title":"The Dragon's Child: A Story of Angel Island","description":"\u003cp\u003eDid you want to go to America?\u003cbr\u003ePop: Sure. I didn't have a choice. My father said I had to go. So I went.\u003cbr\u003eWere you sad when you left your village?\u003cbr\u003ePop: Maybe a little . . . well, maybe a lot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen-year-old Gim Lew Yep knows that he must leave his home in China and travel to America with the father who is a stranger to him. Gim Lew doesn't want to leave behind everything that he's ever known. But he is even more scared of disappointing his father. He uses his left hand, rather than the \"correct\" right hand; he stutters; and most of all, he worries about not passing the strict immigration test administered at Angel Island. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Dragon's Child\u003c\/em\u003e is a touching portrait of a father and son and their unforgettable journey from China to the land of the Golden Mountain. It is based on actual conversations between two-time Newbery Honor author Laurence Yep and his father and on research on his family's immigration history by his niece, Dr. Kathleen Yep. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurence Yep,Kathleen S. Yep Dr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.10w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062018151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e121308 \/ Dragon's Child: A Story of Angel Island\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYep, Laurence:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLaurence Yep is the acclaimed author of more than sixty books for young people and a winner of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. His illustrious list of novels includes the Newbery Honor Books \u003cem\u003eDragonwings\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDragon's Gate\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906\u003c\/em\u003e, a Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee; and \u003cem\u003eThe Dragon's Child: A Story of Angel Island\u003c\/em\u003e, which he cowrote with his niece, Dr. Kathleen S. Yep, and was named a New York Public Library's \"One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing\" and a Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr. Yep grew up in San Francisco, where he was born. He attended Marquette University, graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and received his PhD from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He lives in Pacific Grove, California, with his wife, the writer Joanne Ryder. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYep Dr, Kathleen S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDr. Kathleen S. Yep is an assistant professor of Asian American studies and sociology at Pitzer College, which is a member of the Claremont Colleges in Southern California. She received her B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley. This is her first book for children. She lives in San Gabriel, California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Laurence Yep \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47733894545565,"sku":"9780062018151","price":17.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_fa031def-9f00-45df-95d5-4f7ca8979406.jpg?v=1773738090","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-dragons-child-a-story-of-angel-island-9780062018151","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}