{"product_id":"li-jun-and-the-iron-anne-tait-9781459731424","title":"Li Jun and the Iron Road","description":"\u003ci\u003eCCBC's Best Books for Kids \u0026amp; Teens (Spring 2016) -- Commended\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning movie comes a story of courage and forbidden love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's 1882 in southern China. Li Jun, a feisty homeless girl disguised as a boy called Little Tiger, works in a fireworks factory and yearns to sail across the ocean to the mysterious Gold Mountain in faraway British Columbia to find her long-lost father and fulfill her promise to her dying mother.\u003cbr\u003eShe joins thousands of Chinese men blasting a path for the new railway through the \"impassable\" Rocky Mountains. There she faces danger, deceit, and prejudice at every turn. Then, defying all the rules, she falls in love with James, the son of the railway tycoon.\u003cbr\u003eShould she reveal her true identity to him? Coming from such different worlds, could they make a life together?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne Tait\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1459731425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459731424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/22\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2015 pg. 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2015 pg. 41","brand":"Anne Tait","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123795718399,"sku":"9781459731424","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_66ce3d3e-1689-4996-94fb-8f95511b56ea.jpg?v=1687432933","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/li-jun-and-the-iron-anne-tait-9781459731424","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}