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Dragon's Gate Author: In 1867, Otter travels from Three Willows Village in China to California -- the Land of the Golden Mountain. There he will join his father and uncle. In spite of the presence of family, Otter is a stranger among the other Chinese in this new land. And where he expected to see a land of goldfields, he sees only vast, cold whiteness. But Otter's d... more »
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Great historical fiction depicting Chinese immigration to the US in the late 1800s and how they helped build the railroads.
"This is an engaging survival-adventure story, a social history, a heroic quest."
"Combining believable characters with thrilling adventure. Yep convinces readers that the Chinese railroad workers were indeed men to match the towering mountains of the west."
"Combining believable characters with thrilling adventure. Yep convinces readers that the Chinese railroad workers were indeed men to match the towering mountains of the west."
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- Children's Books >> History >> Historical Fiction >> General
- Children's Books >> Authors & Illustrators, A-Z >> ( Y ) >> Yep, Laurence
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