I don’t know how I missed this one, but I did. And I’m a bit upset about that, because there are some fine stories in here. I warmed to this book from the very beginning, because Nancy Mercado tells us …what these stories are not. They are not stories about your voice changing, learning how …read more…
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Every Man for Himself: Ten Short Stories About Being a Guy (Nancy Mercado, ed.)
Published on: 16 August 2010 by Ken
Categorized under: African-American, Book Review, Books for Guys, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy & Science Fiction, GLBTQ, Graphic Novel/Story, Intermediate Literature, Jewish-American, Multicultural Literature, YA Literature • Tagged with: absent fathers, adolescence, alcoholism, anthology, authentic, Bar Mitzvah, basketball, boys, brothers, bullies, Christmas, coming of age, courage, Craig Thompson, crime, crushes, dance, dancers, dating, David Levithan, David Lubar, drug abuse, Edward Averett, family, fathers, fear, gay, girls, graphic, guns, guys, heroes, interracial, intimidation, Jewish, Jews, masculinity, Mo Willems, mothers, New York City, Paul Acampora, pigs, platonic, prejudice, prom, puberty, punk, relationships, René Saldaña Jr., romance, Ron Koertge, rural, skateboarders, sons, stepmothers, stereotypes, Terry Trueman, urban, voice, Walter Dean Myers
Brothers (Yin)
In this sequel to Coolies, Shek and Wong’s younger brother Ming arrives in San Francisco from China to stay with his brothers and work in their store. Although he is admonished not to leave Chinatown, he eventually does, making his way to the local school. He meets the irrepressible Patrick, an Irish immigrant his own …read more…
Published on: 10 August 2010 by Ken
Categorized under: Asian-American, Book Review, Early Literature, Historical Fiction, Multicultural Literature, Picture Books • Tagged with: Asian-American, business, Chinese-American, Chris Soenpiet, economics, ELL, English language, illustrations, Irish-American, light, prejudice, racism, school, Yin
Coolies (Yin)
As this book opens in modern times, a young unnamed boy hears the story of his ancestors, Shek and Wong, as they came to the United States from China and worked on the railroads in California, experiencing long hours, hard work, and over racism, while at the same time managing to hold on to their …read more…
Published on: 10 August 2010 by Ken
Categorized under: Asian-American, Book Review, Early Literature, Historical Fiction, Multicultural Literature, Picture Books • Tagged with: Asian-Americans, brothers, calligraphy, Chinese-Americans, Chris Soenpiet, customs, insider, prejudice, queues, racism, railroads, Yin
