| Willie Wins Contributor(s): Gilles, Almira A. (Author), Angel, Carl (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1600602371 ISBN-13: 9781600602375 Publisher: Lee & Low Books OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2002 Annotation: Now in paperback, the story of a Filipino American boy who overcomes peer pressure and learns about family love and heritage from his father. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Peer Pressure - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 590 |
| Physical Information: 0.12" H x 7.98" W x 9.92" (0.26 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 54923 Reading Level: 3.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this heart-warming story, a boy gets beyond peer pressure and comes to appreciate the depth of his father's love. First-time author Almira Astudillo Gilles teams up with artist Carl Angel to create an inspiring and suspenseful story. Young readers will be cheering for Willie all the way. Willie is having a rough day. He has already struck out in a Little League game, and now he must find a savings bank for a contest at school - by tomorrow Dad has just the answer. It's an alkansiya, a bank made out of a coconut shell from the Philippines, where Dad grew up. He's been saving it for Willie because of a surprise inside, a treasure Dad got when he was a boy. Willie reluctantly takes the bank to school, knowing he will be teased by his classmates for having such an unusual bank. In the weeks that follow, Willie works hard at saving his play money to win the contest. But as he works he also wonders, what will the surprise in his bank be? Is it really something special? |