In this novel set in San Francisco`s Chinatown before and after 1906, young Jackson Leong has to not only cope with the ghost of his brother who died in the earthquake, but also the mysterious...
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Author: Yee, PaulSummary: -
Author: Yee, PaulSummary:This collection of short stories by Governor General’s Award winning author Paul Yee takes readers into the lives of Chinese teens in Canada, who must deal with their cultural backgrounds as well...
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Author: Yee, PaulSummary:Thirteen-year-old Bing-wing Chan must conquer his fear of ghosts as his father’s gambling debts force him to dig for human bones in a graveyard and then to work as a houseboy in a haunted house....
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Author: Yee, PaulSummary:An American Library Association Youth Media Award Stonewall Honor Book. Ray Liu knows he should be happy. He lives in a big suburban house with all the latest electronic gadgets, and even finds...
Genre: Canadian fiction, Young adult fiction -
Author: Yee, Paul, Ng, SimonSummary:Winner of the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize, the IODE Violet Downey Book Award and the IODE National Chapter Award. Drawing on the real background of the Chinese role in the gold...
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Author: Yee, Paul, Chan, HarveySummary:These ten original ghost stories dramatize the history of Chinese immigration to North America -- from the poor village men who first came searching for gold in the late 1850s to the new...
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Author: Yee, Paul, Chan, Harvey, Johnson, MollySummary:This enhanced e-book, in celebration of Groundwood's 35th anniversary, includes a read-aloud feature of the story narrated by Molly Johnson. Winner of the Governor General's Award, the Amelia...
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Author: Yee, PaulSummary:For more than thirty years, Paul Yee has written about his Chinese-Canadian heritage in award-winning books for young readers as well as adult non-fiction. Here, in his first work of fiction for...
Genre: Canadian fiction, Historical fiction -
Author: Yee, PaulSummary:Jason is on outsider. A recent immigrant from China, he lives in a close-minded town with his mother and younger brother. Trying hard to fit in, Jason falls in with the wrong crowd and ends up in...
Genre: Canadian fiction, Young adult fiction -
Author: Yee, PaulSummary:When Shu-Li's school is threatened with closure, she and her friends find unexpected help from a magic pear tree in the back yard of an intriguing neighbour.
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Author: Yee, PaulSummary:In this enchanting collection of fairy tales, including original stories and interpretations of Chinese folklore by master storyteller Paul Yee, a glorious procession of characters - peasants,...
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Author: Yee, PaulSummary:Heen’s father and grandfather have brought their family in China to the brink of ruin with their gambling habits. To solve their money troubles, Heen and his father come to Canada to build the...
Genre: Juvenile fiction, Canadian fiction -
Author: Yee, PaulSummary:
When her father is lost at sea during a typhoon and her family no longer has enough to eat, Yenyee travels to Vancouver as a servant, across the ocean which she feels betrayed her.
Genre: Juvenile fiction, Picture books