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White jade tiger

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  • Publisher:
    Dundurn Press, 2016
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
  • Publisher:
    Dundurn Press, 1993
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: Lawson, Julie
    Date:
    Created
    2016
    Summary:

    On a trip to Chinatown, thirteen-year-old Jasmine steps through a doorway back in time and finds herself in the 1880s. 1994 Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize — Winner 1994 Candian Library Association Book of the Year Award — Runner-up 1995 Silver Birch Award — Shortlisted CCBC’s Best Books for Kids & Teens (Spring 2017) Selection Jasmine is not sure she likes the idea of being stuck in Victoria while her father goes to China. But on a field trip to Chinatown, she changes her mind. Passing through a doorway in Fan Tan Alley, she mysteriously finds herself in the early 1880s. Adventure begins with a new friend, a journey to the Fraser Canyon during the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and a search for an ancient amulet. But Jasmine is not the only one searching for the white jade tiger…

    Genre:
    Canadian fiction, Juvenile fiction
    Subject(s): Chinese | British Columbia | Railroad stories | Railroads | Space and time | Dreams | British Columbia--Victoria--Chinatown | Canadian Pacific Railway Company
    Original Publisher: Toronto, Dundurn
    Language(s): English