Search Results: Returned 12 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 12
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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., 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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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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[2019]., Pre-adolescent, Mason Crest Call No: 394.1 HUL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Connecting cultures through family and food.Summary Note: An introduction to the food traditions of Chinese families.
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c1987., H. Holt Call No: 394.2 683 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Text and photographs depict the celebration of Chinese New Year by Chinese Americans living in San Francisco's Chinatown.
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1997, c1987., Juvenile, H. Holt Call No: 394.261 Edition: 1st Owlet pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Text and photographs depict the celebration of Chinese New Year by Chinese Americans living in San Francisco's Chinatown.
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c2004., Primary, Schlessinger Media Call No: 394.26 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Teacher's guides and other resources available online Series Title: Holidays for children.Summary Note: Shows the sights and sounds of a traditional Chinese New Year celebration.
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c1994., Juvenile, Enslow Publishers Call No: 394.2614 Mac Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Best holiday booksSummary Note: Explains the history of Chinese New Year and tells how it is celebrated.
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1982., Childrens Press Call No: 394.2 683 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Festivals and holidaysSummary Note: Explains the significance of the Chinese New Year and describes its celebration by Chinese Americans.
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2017., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: FIC ROSENBERG Edition: First edition, July 2017. Genre: Historical fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1983 seventh-grader David Da-Wei Horowitz has a lot to worry about--his bar mitzvah is coming soon; his Jewish and Chinese grandmothers argue about everything; his teammates for the upcoming trivia contest, Scott and Hector, do not like each other; he is beginning to notice girls; and Scott has persuaded him to begin digging a fallout shelter just in case the Cold War heats up.
