Shadow of the Dragon Contributor(s): Garland, Sherry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0152735321 ISBN-13: 9780152735326 Publisher: Clarion Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 1993 Annotation: Sixteen-year-old Danny Vo is caught between two cultures-the American world of his Houston high school and his Vietnamese home life. Life gets even more complicated when Danny' s cousin Sang Le comes to live with them after spending years in a reeducation camp in Vietnam. Failing school and unable to get a job, Sang Le joins a Vietnamese gang. Danny must also contend with another dangerous gang-the white supremacist skinheads that his new girlfriend' s brother belongs to. " Excellent characterizations and a complex, believable plot are blended into a moving story of the immigrant experience." --"Booklist" |
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BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 93017258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 12-UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 7-UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 840(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 4.2" W x 6.9" L (0.35 lbs) 320 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Texas - Locality - Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: California Young Reader Medal, Winner, Young Adult, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Booklist 11/15/1993 pg. 621 School Library Journal 11/01/1993 pg. 122 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1993 - Superior,Well Above Average | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 10297 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
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Publisher Description: Sixteen-year-old Danny Vo is enmeshed in two worlds--his Houston high school and his Vietnamese home life. He's finally caught the eye of beautiful blond Tiffany Marie, only to find out that her brother is a white supremacist. And his life gets even more complicated when his cousin Sang Le comes to live with Danny's family after spending years in a reeducation camp in Vietnam. Failing school and unable to get a job, Sang Le joins a Vietnamese gang--and Danny is determined to help his cousin escape before it's too late. |
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Contributor Bio(s): Garland, Sherry: - SHERRY GARLAND is the author of many award-winning novels and picture books, including Indio, The Last Rainmaker. She lives in central Texas. www.sherrygarland.com |
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