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| Author | : Ruthanne Lum McCunn |
| Publisher | : Beacon Press |
| Total Pages | : 217 |
| Release | : 2015-07-21 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0807083267 |
The extraordinary biographical novel about a Chinese-American woman who fought for independence and dignity in the American West—“an important contribution to the history of pioneer women” (Ms. Magazine) Lalu Nathoy’s father called his thirteen-year-old daughter his treasure, his “thousand pieces of gold”—yet when famine strikes northern China in 1871, he is forced to sell her. Polly, as Lalu is later called, is sold to a brothel, sold again to a slave merchant bound for America, auctioned to a saloonkeeper, and offered as a prize in a poker game. With over a quarter of a million copies sold, Thousand Pieces of Gold is a classic of biographical historical fiction that stars an unforgettable Chinese-American heroine whose struggles put a human face on the anti-immigration policies of the past and present.
| Author | : Peg Helminski |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 330 |
| Release | : 2012-10-16 |
| Genre | : China |
| ISBN | : 9780615661872 |
From a hiding place behind the courtyard moon gate, eleven-year-old Zhong Mei Lin hears her father defend her as "a daughter of a thousand pieces of gold" to corrupt village leader, Liu Long Tang. This expression, highest praise for a Chinese daughter, means she is a valuable as a son. Little do any of them realize that she will soon prove this worth not only to her parents and Liu Long Tang, but to provincial government authorities and to a whole new world she hasn't even dreamed of yet! Set against the rapidly changing social landscape brought on by the economic reforms of Deng Xiaoping and China's one-child family planning policy, Mei Lin's journey is one the reader will not soon forget. Rich in details of Chinese culture and tradition, this is a story about standing up for oneself, and about holding on to the good in the past while also making room for the future. Written for a young teen audience, the book is also enjoying growing adult interest --especially among China adoptive parents, family members and friends as well as with others interested in learning more about China in an entertaining format.
| Author | : Ruthanne Lum McCunn |
| Publisher | : Beacon Press |
| Total Pages | : 332 |
| Release | : 2001-09-22 |
| Genre | : Literary Collections |
| ISBN | : 9780807083499 |
In the tradition of Thousand Pieces of Gold comes The Moon Pearl, the story of Rooster, Shadow, and Mei Ju, who become fast friends while members of a girls’ house, where young daughters are taught to become daughters-in-law. These girls, however, want neither to marry nor become nuns (the only options open to them at this time). They choose instead to support themselves through their skills in embroidery and silk production. Though ostracized by their families, attacked, and barely able to find sustenance and shelter, these sze saw, or self-combers as they will come to be called, manage to create lives that they alone control. An amazing true-life story, The Moon Pearl offers an empowering vision of womanhood in China.
| Author | : Nancy Young Mosny |
| Publisher | : Bantam |
| Total Pages | : 230 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
Funny, yet heartbreaking, but rich in the idiosyncrasies of belonging to an immigrant family, this is a poignant novel about the patchwork of growing old and growing up as a Chinese-American woman.
| Author | : Adrian Tchaikovsky |
| Publisher | : Prometheus Books |
| Total Pages | : 574 |
| Release | : 2010-06-28 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1616143398 |
The city states of the Lowlands have lived in peace for decades, bastions of civilization, prosperity and sophistication, protected by treaties, trade and a belief in the reasonable nature of their neighbors. But meanwhile, in far-off corners, the Wasp Empire has been devouring city after city with its highly trained armies, its machines, it killing Art . . . And now its hunger for conquest and war has become insatiable. Only the aging Stenwold Maker, spymaster, artificer and statesman, can see that the long days of peace are over. It falls upon his shoulders to open the eyes of his people, before a black-and-gold tide sweeps down over the Lowlands and burns away everything in its path. But first he must stop himself from becoming the Empire's latest victim.
| Author | : Claudia Gray |
| Publisher | : HarperCollins |
| Total Pages | : 254 |
| Release | : 2015-11-03 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0062279017 |
In this sequel to A Thousand Pieces of You by New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray, Marguerite races through various dimensions to save the boy she loves. Ever since she used the Firebird, her parents' invention, to cross through to alternate dimensions, Marguerite has caught the attention of enemies who will do anything to force her into helping them dominate the multiverse—even hurt the people she loves. She resists until her boyfriend, Paul, is attacked, and his consciousness is scattered across multiple dimensions. The hunt for each splinter of Paul's soul sends Marguerite racing through a war-torn San Francisco, the criminal underworld of New York City, and a glittering Paris where another Marguerite hides a shocking secret. Each dimension brings Marguerite one step closer to rescuing Paul. But with every trial she faces, she begins to question the one constant she's found between the worlds: their love for each other.
| Author | : Claudia Gray |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2014-11-04 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0062278983 |
Cloud Atlas meets Orphan Black in this epic dimension-bending trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray about a girl who must chase her father's killer through multiple dimensions. Marguerite Caine's physicist parents are known for their groundbreaking achievements. Their most astonishing invention, called the Firebird, allows users to jump into multiple universes—and promises to revolutionize science forever. But then Marguerite's father is murdered, and the killer—her parent's handsome, enigmatic assistant Paul— escapes into another dimension before the law can touch him. Marguerite refuses to let the man who destroyed her family go free. So she races after Paul through different universes, always leaping into another version of herself. But she also meets alternate versions of the people she knows—including Paul, whose life entangles with hers in increasingly familiar ways. Before long she begins to question Paul's guilt—as well as her own heart. And soon she discovers the truth behind her father's death is far more sinister than she expected. A Thousand Pieces of You explores an amazingly intricate multi-universe where fate is unavoidable, the truth elusive, and love the greatest mystery of all.
| Author | : Cassandra Clare |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 624 |
| Release | : 2021-08-31 |
| Genre | : JUVENILE FICTION |
| ISBN | : 1481431889 |
"A brand-new series in the Shadowhunter world."--Cover.
| Author | : Masudi |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 495 |
| Release | : 2013-10-28 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1136145303 |
First published in 1989. Mas'udi was born in Baghdad about 896 AD, during the Caliphate of Mu'tadid and died in Egypt sometime around the year 956, eleven years after the Buwaihids, a Shi'a dynasty of Iranian origin, had occupied Baghdad and taken control of the Caliphate. His full name was Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn al-Husain ibn Ali ibn Abd Allah al-Mas'udi and he was notable as a Muslim historian. His two major works were Meadows of Gold (Muruj al-Dhahab) and the Book of Notification (Kitab al-Tanbih).
| Author | : R. Gregory Nokes |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 212 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
Provides an account of the massacre of over thirty Chinese gold miners on the Oregon side of Hells Canyon, a crime that has remained unsolved since 1887, and provides evidence that indicates the killers were a gang of seven rustlers and schoolboys who were never prosecuted for the murders.
