The Dragon's Child A Story of Angel Island
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The Dragon's Child A Story of Angel Island By Laurence Yep, Kathleen S. Yep, Dr. 2008, 144 pages, Hardback. Book Description from Front Cover Flap About the Author ORDER -- Item #3529, Price $15.99 Request More Information Go to Browsing Page Book Description from Front Cover Flap Did you want to go to America? Pop: Sure. I didn't have a choice. My father said I had to go. So I went. Were you sad when you left your village? Pop: Maybe a little . . . well, maybe a lot. Ten-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. The Dragon's Child 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 S. Yep. Back to the Top Background on Laurence Yep and Kathleen S. Yep Laurence 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 Book Dragonwings and Dragon's Gate; When the Circus Came to Town, a Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) and the Earth Dragon Awakes, a 2007 Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominee. Mr. 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 Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He lives in Pacific Grove, California, with his wife, the writer Joanne Ryder. You can visit him online at www.laurenceyepbooks.com. Dr. 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. Back to the Top

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