Search Results: Returned 16 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 16
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c2007., Gotham Books Call No: HI-INT B POL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tired of being meek, underweight, and without self-esteem, Matthew Polly drops out of Princeton and spends two years at the Shaolin Temple in China, learning the arts of Zen Buddhism and kungfu. As Matthew adjusts to the training regimen and gains the respect of the monks, he is initiated into the Shaolin Temple, making him the first American to be accepted as a Shaolin disciple.
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c1999., Adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: B Edition: 1st trade pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The author tells the story of her painful childhood in China where she lived until the age of fourteen with her father, stepmother, and siblings, all of whom considered her bad luck because her mother died shortly after giving birth to her.
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1999., Delacorte Press Call No: 921 MAH Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After her mother dies giving birth to her, Adeline's affluent, powerful family considers her bad luck.
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c1999., Juvenile, Delacorte Call No: Biography NF MAH Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The author tells the story of her painful childhood in China where she lived until the age of fourteen with her father, stepmother, and siblings, all of whom considered her bad luck because her mother died shortly after giving birth to her.
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2011., Adolescent, Ember Call No: 979.4 0049510092 Edition: First Ember edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A Chinese proverb says, "Falling leaves return to their roots." In Chinese Cinderella, Adeline Yen Mah returns to her roots to tell the story of her painful childhood and her ultimate triumph and courage in the face of despair. Adeline's affluent, powerful family considers her bad luck after her mother dies giving birth to her. Life does not get any easier when her father remarries. She and her siblings are subjected to the disdain of her stepmother, while her stepbrother and stepsister are spoiled. Although Adeline wins prizes at school, they are not enough to compensate for what she really yearns for -- the love and understanding of her family.
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By Rice, Earlec2003., Chelsea House Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Profiles Claire Lee Chennault who, after retiring from the United States Army Air Corps, volunteered as an advisor to Chiang Kai-Shek and led both Chinese and American air troops against Japan during World War II.
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2006., Peachtree Call No: 921 WONG Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The year is 1933, and seven-year-old Li Keng Gee's life is about to change forever. Her father has decided to bring his family from a small village in southern China to "Gold Mountain," the United States. California. Now Li Keng, her mama, and her two sisters will embark on a remarkable journey that will take them halfway around the world. Getting to America is not easy. The family travels by foot, by train, and by boat. Even more difficult is getting past America's strict anti-Chinese immigration laws. To do so, the family must keep secrets and offer well-rehearsed lies to American officials. The.
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By Gao, Laura[2022]., Adolescent, Balzer + Bray, imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: GN-REALISTIC MES Edition: 1st ed. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Seamlessly toggling between past and present, this funny graphic memoir follows a queer Chinese American's immigration to Texas where she just wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why she is attracted to girls.
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[2022]., Adolescent, Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, Harper Alley Call No: GN B GAO Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Seamlessly toggling between past and present, this funny graphic memoir follows a queer Chinese American's immigration to Texas where she just wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why she is attracted to girls.
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By Gao, Laura[2022]., Adolescent, Balzer + Bray, imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: MEMOIR NF GAO Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Seamlessly toggling between past and present, this funny graphic memoir follows a queer Chinese American's immigration to Texas where she just wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why she is attracted to girls.
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c1988., Juvenile, Chelsea House Publishers Call No: 92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winner who devoted much of her life to the welfare of needy children.
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2000, c1998., Puffin Books Call No: B PFE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The author describes how he spent his teenage years climbing mountains in the United States, South America, Africa, and Asia, with an emphasis on his two expeditions up Mount Everest.
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-- My Everest story.1999, Pre-adolescent, Puffin Books Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The author describes how he spent his teenage years climbing mountains in the United States, South America, Africa, and Asia, with an emphasis on his two expeditions up Mount Everest.
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-- My Everest story.1999, Pre-adolescent, Puffin Books Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The author describes how he spent his teenage years climbing mountains in the United States, South America, Africa, and Asia, with an emphasis on his two expeditions up Mount Everest.
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-- My Everest story.1999, Pre-adolescent, Puffin Books Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The author describes how he spent his teenage years climbing mountains in the United States, South America, Africa, and Asia, with an emphasis on his two expeditions up Mount Everest.
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-- My Everest story.1999, Pre-adolescent, Puffin Books Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The author describes how he spent his teenage years climbing mountains in the United States, South America, Africa, and Asia, with an emphasis on his two expeditions up Mount Everest.