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Contributor(s): Yin (Author), Soentpiet, Chris (Illustrator)

ISBN: 0142500550 ISBN-13: 9780142500552
Publisher: Puffin Books

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2003
Annotation: Inspired by actual events, this story reveals the harsh truth about life for the Chinese railroad workers in 1865, while celebrating their perseverance and bravery. Full color.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism

Dewey: E

LCCN: 98040403

Age Level: 7-10

Grade Level: 2-5

Lexile Measure: 870 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Physical Information: 0.22" H x 12.04" W x 9.74" L (0.49 lbs) 40 pages

Themes:
- Theometrics - Secular

Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Review Citations: PW Notes and Reprints 05/26/2003 pg. 73
Publishers Weekly 05/26/2003

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 43511
Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Shek marvels at the new world as he and his brother, Little Wong, arrive in California. Along with hundreds of other workers, the brothers are going to build a great railroad across the West. They plan to save enough money so that their mother and little brothers can join them in America. But as days grow into months, they endure many hardships-exhausting work, discrimination, and treacherous avalanches. Inspired by actual events, this story reveals the harsh truth about life for the Chinese railroad workers in 1865, while celebrating their perseverance and bravery.

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