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China Boy
China Boy
Author: Gus Lee
Kai Ting's family has left China and the Communist revolution to live in San Francisco. Kai's mother is affectionate and doting, and works hard to pass on Chinese traditions to her children. But when Kai is six, his mother dies, and his father marries Edna, a Pennsylvania Dutch woman who is hostile to Chinese customs. She begins locking Kai out ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780525249948
ISBN-10: 052524994X
Publication Date: 5/1/1991
Pages: 336
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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Helpful Score: 4
This is one of my all-time favorite books. It was heartbreaking and funny at the same time and has one of the best endings EVER--made me want to stand and cheer!!!!!
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Helpful Score: 3
A novel that is both sad and funny about a young Chinese immigrant in 1950's California-caught betwen the Amerian and Chinese cultures
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Helpful Score: 3
A coming of age novel-coming of age as a Chinese immigrant in California-culture shock, prejudice and all. Sometimes sad, sometimes funny but also warm and moving
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I love this book working in SF it is great to read about where he went to eat dim sum. What a great book.


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