| Shadow of the Dragon Contributor(s): Garland, Sherry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0152735321 ISBN-13: 9780152735326 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1993 Annotation: Sixteen-year-old Danny Vo is caught between two cultures-the American world of his Houston high school and his Vietnamese home life. Life gets even more complicated when Danny' s cousin Sang Le comes to live with them after spending years in a reeducation camp in Vietnam. Failing school and unable to get a job, Sang Le joins a Vietnamese gang. Danny must also contend with another dangerous gang-the white supremacist skinheads that his new girlfriend' s brother belongs to. " Excellent characterizations and a complex, believable plot are blended into a moving story of the immigrant experience." --"Booklist" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 93017258 |
| Lexile Measure: 840 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 4.2" W x 6.9" (0.35 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Texas - Locality - Houston, Texas |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 10297 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sixteen-year-old Danny Vo is enmeshed in two worlds--his Houston high school and his Vietnamese home life. He's finally caught the eye of beautiful blond Tiffany Marie, only to find out that her brother is a white supremacist. And his life gets even more complicated when his cousin Sang Le comes to live with Danny's family after spending years in a reeducation camp in Vietnam. Failing school and unable to get a job, Sang Le joins a Vietnamese gang--and Danny is determined to help his cousin escape before it's too late. |
Contributor Bio(s): Garland, Sherry: - SHERRY GARLAND is the author of many award-winning novels and picture books, including Indio, The Last Rainmaker. She lives in central Texas. www.sherrygarland.com |