- Chinese Americans, Fiction, Magic, Orphans
A tiger, a monkey, a dragon, and a twelve-year-old Chinese American boy fight to keep a magic talisman out of the hands of an enemy who would use its power to destroy the world.
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Classical in form, earnest, resolved and epic.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- intimateepic
- contemporarynostalgic
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- Author
- Laurence Yep
- First published
- 2003
- Pages
- 184
- Publisher
- Perfection Learning Corporation, Thorndike Press, Tandem Library
- Editions
- 13
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780060010157
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“It isn't every day you meet a tiger.”
Laurence Michael Yep (born June 14, 1948) is an American writer, best known for his children's books. He is a two-time Newbery Honor winner for books from his Golden Mountain series, the best known title being Dragonwings. In 2005, he received the biennial Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for his career contribution to American children's literature.
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