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Shanghai Messenger
Contributor(s): Cheng, James (Author), Young, Ed (Illustrator)

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 ISBN: 1620142309     ISBN-13: 9781620142301
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2005
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Asia
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 8-11
Grade Level: 3-6
Lexile Measure: 790(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.2" W x 9.3" L (0.30 lbs) 40 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Asian
- Cultural Region - Chinese
- Ethnic Orientation - Asian
- Ethnic Orientation - Chinese
- Topical - Family
- Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 101041
Reading Level: 3.7   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
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Publisher Description:

A story in verse of a biracial Chinese American girl's journey to self-discovery and love of family as she visits her extended family in Shanghai, China. For middle grade readers.

You are my messenger. Look everything. Remember. Grandma Nai Nai tells eleven-year-old Xiao Mei as the girl heads off to Shanghai, China, to visit their extended family. Xiao Mei is both excited and apprehensive. She will meet many new relatives, but will they accept her, a girl from America who is only half Chinese?

Xiao Mei is eagerly embraced by her aunties, uncles and cousins and quickly immersed in the sights, smells and hubbub of daily living in Shanghai. At first battling homesickness, Xiao Mei soon ventures on her own, discovering the excitement of a different way of life and a new appreciation of her Chinese heritage. When it is finally time to leave, Xiao Mei must gather up her memories and bring a little bit of China back home.

Ed Young's exquisite drawings touchingly highlight Andrea Cheng's lyrical story of adventure, self-discovery, and the strong bonds that tie families together.
 
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