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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
"As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Bilal's family suddenly moves to America, his father stays in Pakistan, and Bilal embraces baseball, an unexpected friend, and a new language. But this new way of life does not feel so special without Baba--will he ever get to America to see Bilal pitch a game?
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sent to New England in the 1870s as a part of a Chinese educational mission, Leon falls in love with baseball, even though he is forbidden to play, and learns more about America with the help of his host father, who has recently lost his own son in an accident.
4) When the earth dragon trembled: a story of Chinatown during the San Francisco earthquake and fire
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Han Liu rejects his father's attempts to teach him traditional Chinese values, but when an earthquake and fire strike Chinatown, separating Han from his father, a book of family proverbs is all Han has left to guide him. Includes author's note"--Verso page.
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