
Mei Ling in China City |
Book Category:
Juvenile Fiction > Historical > United States > General
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Author:
Icy Smith
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Illustrator::
Gayle Garner Roski
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Binding:
Hardcover
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ISBN 13:
9780970165480
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Price:
US $19.95
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Publication Year:
2008
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Publisher Info
East West Discovery Press. InquiryBook Description
Based on a true story of events during World War II in Los Angeles China City, a 12-year-old Chinese American girl named Mei Ling Lee is separated from her best friend Yayeko Akiyama when she and her family were interned in the Manzanar War Relocation Center. By writing letters to each other, both young girls recount their painful separation and their lives in China City and Manzanar. This unprecedented children's book depicts the hardships and cross-cultural experiences of Americans of Chinese and Japanese ancestry during the war years.
Ordering/Distributor/Wholesaler Information
Distributors: Baker & Taylor, Follett amd Brodart
Book Review and Awards
Moonbeam Children's Book Award, Independent Publisher Book Award, CALA Best Children's Book Award