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Mei Ling In China City
Mei Ling in China City
Book Category:
Juvenile Fiction > Historical > United States > General
Author:
Icy Smith
Illustrator::
Gayle Garner Roski
Binding:
Hardcover
ISBN 13:
9780970165480
Price:
US $19.95
Publication Year:
2008

Publisher Info

East West Discovery Press.

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Book 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