MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01463cam a2200325 a 4500
001 2007018373
003 DLC
005 20080412092347.0
008 070525s2008 nyua c b 000 1 eng
010 $a 2007018373
020 $a9780060276928 (trade bdg.)
020 $a9780060276935 (lib. bdg.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aPZ7.Y44$bAmt 2008
082 00 $a[Fic]$222
100 1 $aYep, Laurence,$d1948-
245 14 $aThe dragon's child :$ba story of Angel Island /$cLaurence Yep ; with Kathleen S. Yep.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bHarperCollins,$cc2008.
300 $a133 p. :$cill. ;$c21 cm.
520 $aIn 1922, ten-year-old Gim Lew reluctantly leaves his village in China to accompany his father to America, but before they go he must prepare for a grueling test that he must pass--without stuttering--at California's Angel Island, where strict officials strive to keep out unwanted immigrants. Includes facts about immigration from China and the experiences of the author's family.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 129-132).
650 1 $aEmigration and immigration$vFiction.
650 1 $aFathers and sons$vFiction.
650 1 $aChinese Americans$vFiction.
650 1 $aStuttering$vFiction.
651 1 $aChina$xHistory$y1912-1928$vFiction.
651 1 $aAngel Island (Calif.)$xHistory$y20th century$vFiction.
651 1 $aCalifornia$xHistory$y1850-1950$vFiction.
700 1 $aYep, Kathleen S.