Bette Bao Lord: 3 books

A timeless classic that will enchant readers who love Jennifer L. Holm and Thanhha Lai, about an immigrant girl inspired by the sport she loves to find her own home team—and to break down any barriers that stand in her way. Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full...

Sansan was four when the Communists took Tientsin. She was seventeen when she left China in 1962. This is her story of the years between: how she lived, what she hated, whom she loved; a sturdy, stubborn girl's true record of an existence none of her readers has ever known.

Journey with Shirley Temple Wong as she sails from China to New York and discovers how America can be a place of dreams. This instructional Guides for Literature provides unique, standards-based lessons to help students analyze story elements in multiple ways, engage in close reading and text-based...