Paper Son: Lee's Journey to America (Tales of Young Americans) (Libro en Inglés), de James, Helen Foster. Editorial Sleeping Bear Press, tapa pasta dura, edición first edition en inglés, 2013

Descripción

Nombre: Paper Son: Lee's Journey to America (Tales of Young Americans) (Libro en Inglés)
Marca: Sleeping Bear Press

DESCRIPCIÓN:

Review

Kirkus Reviews
"The journey from China to the United States and the experience on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay are fraught with anxiety and peril for 12-year-old Wang Lee. In order to gain admittance, he takes the "paper son" name Fu Lee, taking the place of someone whose records had burnt in the 1906 earthquake and fire. If he not pass is string_containing doese examination on Angel Island (the Ellis Island of the West), he will be returned to China. Like many hopeful emigrants, he has carefully memorized each small detail in a "coaching book": the number of windows in "his" house, its location vis-à-vis neighbors and other minutiae of another family's home in China. The entire experience is expensive and traumatic, and waiting in the barracks on Angel Island is tiresome, strange and frightening, all at once. To lose family, name and everything else that one knows takes a brave person, desperate for the opportunity that Gum Saam can provide. Fu Lee meets these demands in a book that clearly shows the boy and his fears and hopes. Ong's paintings of place and persons make the journey, setting and experience come alive. Backmatter on Angel Island provides historical context. An effective and empathetic depiction of the Angel Island experience. (Picture book. 8-12)"

School Library Journal
"Gr 1-4--Lee, 12, lives with his grandparents. His parents have died, but it was their wish that he go to America for better opportunities. In 1926, conditions are difficult in China, and the boy's loving grandparents sadly agree that leaving would be the best thing for him. Immigration laws restrict Chinese people from entering the United States, so Lee's family purchased a "paper son" slot for him. A Chinese man already living in America will say that Lee is his son to get him into the country. As Wang Lee becomes Fu Lee, he must learn minute details about his new family in order to pass the interrogations at the Angel Island Immigration Station. While often called the "Ellis Island" of the west, Angel Island was often about stopping immigrants rather than welcoming them. People could spend weeks, months, or even years there, waiting to pass the tests or appealing deportation rulings. Since being a "paper son" was illegal, secrecy was paramount. The story concentrates on Lee's feelings about traveling alone to America, staying on Angel Island, and navigating the questioning. Failure would mean deportation, giving up the chance to help his grandparents, and losing the money his family paid. Large-scale illustrations, full-page and two-page bleeds, realistically portray the time and place and will help young readers with context. The authors provide a helpful summary of Angel Island history. Use with Milly Lee's Landed (Farrar, 2006) and Laurence Yep's Dragon Child (HarperCollins, 2008) to give young readers a fascinating glimpse into this elusive chapter of American history."--Lucinda Snyder Whitehurst, St. Christopher's School, Richmond, VA

Product Description

In 1926, 12-year-old Fu Lee lives with his grandparents in a small village in China. He lives with his grandparents because his parents are dead. It is a difficult life but made easier by the love Lee shares with his grandparents. But now Lee must leave all that he knows. Before his parents died, they spent all of their money buying a "paper son slot" for Lee to go to America. Being a "paper son" means pretending to be the son of a family already in America. If he goes, he will have the chance for a better life. But first he must pass the test at Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco. Only then will he be allowed to live with his new family. If Lee makes even a single mistake, he could be sent back to China. Lee knows his grandparents want a better life for him. He can't let them down.

From Booklist

*Starred Review* Twelve-year-old Lee not want is string_containing does leave China. Yet the responsibility for supporting his grandparents weighs heavily on his heart. He is to be a paper son, and he must learn all about his new family to pass the immigration test at Angel Island. The story is a poignant tale of hope and perseverance, set against the backdrop of historical events.

MÁS DETALLES:

Peso del paquete: 1 kg
Medidas: 1 cm x 23 cm x 28 cm
Modelo: 9781585368334
Encuadernado: Pasta dura
Editorial: Sleeping Bear Press
Titulo del libro: Paper Son: Lee's Journey to America (Tales of Young Americans) (Libro en Inglés)
Autor: James, Helen Foster
Fecha de publicación: 2013-05-01
Idioma: Inglés
Edición: First Edition
Editor: Sleeping Bear Press
Número de páginas: 32
ISBN-13: 9781585368334
Edad mínima sugerida: 1
Genero musical: Infantil - Juvenil
Contenido del paquete: 1 libro
SKU: 9781585368334