{"product_id":"landed-milly-lee-9780374343149","title":"Landed","description":"\u003cp\u003eSun is ready to leave his village in China for America, the\u003cbr\u003eplace known as Gum Saan, Gold Mountain. His father warns\u003cbr\u003ehim, though, that passage will not be easy. Because of the 1882\u003cbr\u003eChinese Exclusion Act, new immigrants like Sun are detained\u003cbr\u003eat Angel Island until they are called to take a difficult oral\u003cbr\u003eexam before they can \"land\" - leave Angel Island and go\u003cbr\u003eashore. On the boat, Sun had studied maps of his village and\u003cbr\u003ememorized facts about his ancestors. But as the weeks pass in\u003cbr\u003edetainment, the map's compass points swirl in his memory, and\u003cbr\u003eSun worries that he will lose his direction and be turned away.\u003cbr\u003eThe oil paintings are rich with historical details in this vivid\u003cbr\u003erecounting, based on the author's father-in-law's experiences, of\u003cbr\u003ea disturbing chapter in Chinese American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Milly Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374343144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374343149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.95h x 9.11w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e105169 \/ Landed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2006 pg. 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2006 pg. 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2006 pg. 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/10\/2006 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2006 pg. 408 - Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2006 pg. 308 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2006 pg. 91","brand":"Milly Lee","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046718894335,"sku":"9780374343149","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_060c3326-280c-4839-b19c-cbc9d3cf67af.jpg?v=1684986083","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/landed-milly-lee-9780374343149","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}