Jean Kuo Lee

Gebundenes Buch

Light a Candle

A Story of Chinese American Pioneers on Gold Mountain

Illustrator: Freeberg, Eric

Beschreibung

When a stiff-necked teacher with staunch views against the Chinese moves to Emma Fong's mining town of La Porte, California, she'll have to rely on her wits and the strength of her people to survive his anti-Asian prejudice and stake her claim as an American in the Wild West.

Autor

Jean Kuo Lee is a Chinese American writer. Born and raised in the United States, she is the daughter of immigrants. Her family roots stretch across the dry steppes of Northern China and the borders of the Korean peninsula, over waters to the island of Taiwan. She earned a B.A. in English Literature from UCLA and enjoyed inheriting the literary tradition of the West. Now, she lives in California and is the proud mother of two bookworms whom she homeschooled for many years. She writes fiction and nonfiction books for curious kids.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: North Star Editions
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 137mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 249g
• ISBN-13: 9781631636882
• ISBN-10: 163163688X
• Artikelnr.: 64952180