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The Star Fisher
The Star Fisher
Author: Laurence Yep
It is 1927, and the Lees are the only Chinese Americans in Clarksburg, West Virginia. No one welcomes Joan and her family to their new town. The girls at school are mean, and some men paint a "get out" sign on the family's fence! When Joan meets a mysterious girl, things begin to change. Joan and her family discover new things about each other, ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780736228169
ISBN-10: 0736228160
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: 240
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Publisher: Hampton-Brown
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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it is a very good book and the star fisher is about a 15 year old girl who is trying to find a buinness and to start new lives.
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Another interesting story from master storyteller, Laurence Yep. How would you like to be the only foreigner in a small West Virginia town. Yep explores this idea with humor, empathy, clear-sightedness, and excellent writing. Based on his own family history.


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