Light a Candle

A Story of Chinese American Pioneers on Gold Mountain

von Jean Kuo Lee

160 Seiten, Hardcover, ab 8 bis 10 Jahre

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

It's 1864, and many have come to seek their fortune in the gold-laden mountains of California. Emma Fong, the booksmart and streetwise daughter of a respected Chinese merchant, is more than able to hold her own in the one-room schoolhouse of the mining town of La Porte. But when the town hires a stiff-necked teacher with staunch views against the Chinese, Emma's life crumbles. As the teacher stokes anti-Asian sentiment among Emma's neighbors, Emma must believe in herself and the strengths of her people to survive the growing hate. Will she be able to stake a permanent claim of her own as an American in the Wild West? It's the storytellers that preserve a nation's history. But what happens when some stories are silenced? The I Am America series features fictional stories based on important historical events about people whose voices have been excluded, lost, or forgotten over time.

• Themen: Kinder, Jugendliche und Bildung Allgemeine Interessen Geschichte und Vergangenheit Leben von Kindern in der Vergangenheit
• ISBN: 9781631636882
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.01.2023
• Größe: 203 x 137 mm
• Verlag: North Star Editions
• Empf. Lesealter: ab 8 bis 10 Jahre
• Illustrationen: Eric Freeberg