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Staking a Claim

by Laurence Yep
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Newbery Honor author Laurence Yep's incredible JOURNAL OF WONG MING-CHUNG is now in paperback with a stunning repackaging!

In 1852, during the height of the California Gold Rush, ten-year-old Wong makes the dangerous trip to America to live with his uncle, exchanging the famine and war of his native country for brutal bullies and grueling labor in America, Wong joins his uncle and countless others in the effort to strike it rich on the great "Golden Mountain." Unfortunately, he, and most of the rest of the dreamers, soon discover that there's no such thing as a Golden Mountain, only dirt, mud, and occasionally tiny flecks of gold dust—flecks that are to be turned over to the owners of the mines, in return for barely livable wages. However, someone as clever and resourceful as Wong will have to find other ingenious ways of making money if they're going to make it in America. But can they overcome the bitter, racist white Americans to find success?
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Series: My Name Is America Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Kindle Book

  • Release date: April 24, 2014

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780545576666
  • Release date: April 24, 2014

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780545576666
  • File size: 2623 KB
  • Release date: April 24, 2014

Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Juvenile Fiction Historical Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.8
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:3

Newbery Honor author Laurence Yep's incredible JOURNAL OF WONG MING-CHUNG is now in paperback with a stunning repackaging!

In 1852, during the height of the California Gold Rush, ten-year-old Wong makes the dangerous trip to America to live with his uncle, exchanging the famine and war of his native country for brutal bullies and grueling labor in America, Wong joins his uncle and countless others in the effort to strike it rich on the great "Golden Mountain." Unfortunately, he, and most of the rest of the dreamers, soon discover that there's no such thing as a Golden Mountain, only dirt, mud, and occasionally tiny flecks of gold dust—flecks that are to be turned over to the owners of the mines, in return for barely livable wages. However, someone as clever and resourceful as Wong will have to find other ingenious ways of making money if they're going to make it in America. But can they overcome the bitter, racist white Americans to find success?
Expand title description text
Juvenile Fiction Historical Fiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Scholastic Inc.

    Kindle Book
    Release date: April 24, 2014

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9780545576666
    Release date: April 24, 2014

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9780545576666
    File size: 2623 KB
    Release date: April 24, 2014

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    ATOS Level: 4.8
    Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    Text Difficulty: 3
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