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HarperCollins, 2001-23-01

Dragon's Gate: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

Dragon's Gate: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

Golden Mountain Chronicles

Laurence Yep, Author

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9780064404891

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The prequel to the Newbery Honor-winning Dragonwings. In rural China in 1865, 14-year-old Otter begins his journey to America to meet his father and legendary uncle on the transcontinental railroad. In the freezing mountains of the Sierras, Otter begins to discover himself and what he's made of.
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Anchored in historical detail and emotional depth, this novel captures the cost and courage of chasing freedom. Through its vivid landscape and determined voice, it honors resilience, heritage, and the tension between dreams and duty.

Keywords and Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • Courage • Determination • Duty • General • Heritage • Historical • History • Hope • Immigration • Juvenile Fiction • Perspective • Resilience • Transformation • Transportation • United States - 19th Century

Readability • 5.3

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 352

Subjects • Railroads • History • Chinese • United States • Sierra Nevada Mountains

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century • Juvenile Fiction | Asian American & Pacific Islander • Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | General

Otter has always dreamed of going to America, "the Land of the Golden Mountain." There, together with his adoptive father and his hero, Uncle Foxfire, he plans to learn everything he can about American technology. Armed with this knowledge, they can all return to China and carry out the Great Work - to free China from the tyranny of the Machu and other invaders.
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