Children's Fiction Horror & Ghost Stories
Dead Man's Gold and Other Stories
- Publisher
- Groundwood Books Ltd
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2001
- Category
- Horror & Ghost Stories, Asian American, Emigration & Immigration
- Recommended Age
- 0
- Recommended Grade
- p to 12
- Recommended Reading age
- 0
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781554984688
- Publish Date
- Nov 2001
- List Price
- $9.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780888995872
- Publish Date
- Nov 2003
- List Price
- $12.99
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Description
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 immigrants who arrived from Hong Kong in the wake of the Cultural Revolution. These stories describe the resilience and struggle of people trying to make new lives for themselves in a strange land. But these are also ghost stories, a popular narrative form in China. Though men and women seek their fortune in the New World, the links to China are strong.
Wherever they go, the Chinese immigrants are reminded of their home country -- the curse of a friend betrayed, the ghost of a faithful spouse, the spirit of a dead parent. The tales describe the plights and dreams of men and women, rich and poor, greedy and good, young and old. Together, they tell the tumultuous story of 140 years of Chinese immigration to North America, creating a New World mythology of immigrant stories.
About the authors
Paul Yee is one of Canada's finest writers for children. He was raised in Vancouver and has worked in the archives at the Vancouver Museum. He won the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Literature for Ghost Train. He now lives in Toronto.
Ghost Trainbr> Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award 1996br> Winner of the Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award 1997br> Finalist for the Toronto IODE Book Award 1997
The Bone Collector's Sonbr> Winner of the City of Vancouver Book Award 2004br> Finalist for the Rocky Mountain Book Award 2006br> Finalist for the Stellar Book Award (BC Teen Readers' Choice Award) 2005-6br> Chosen as Best of 2004, Resource Links.ca
Bamboobr> Finalist for the Chocolate Lily Award 2007 (BC Readers' Choice Award)br> Chosen as Best of 2006, Resource Links
The Jade Necklacebr> Finalist for the Mr. Christie's Book Award 2002
Harvey Chan immigrated to Canada from Hong Kong as a teenager. He has won the Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award three times - with Paul Yee for Roses Sing on New Snow and Ghost Train, and with Celia Barker Lottridge for Music for the Tsar of the Sea by Celia Barker Lottridge. Harvey is currently living in Hong Kong.
Awards
- Long-listed, Red Cedar Book Award
- Commended, White Ravens (Special Mention)
- Long-listed, Michael L. Printz Award
- Long-listed, Kiriyama Prize Notable Book
- Commended, Lasting Connections - Book Links
Editorial Reviews
His plain, beautiful words speak with brutal honesty...
Booklist, STARRED REVIEW
Yee is mining gold and we are all richer for it.
Quill & Quire
...alternately tragic, ironic and gentle...
Horn Book, STARRED REVIEW
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Dear Canada: Hoping for Home
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Chinese Fairy Tale Feasts
A Literary Cookbook
Au Canada : De fer et de sang
La construction du chemin de fer canadien, Lee Heen-gwon, Colombie-Britannique, 1882
The Bone Collector's Son
Cher Journal : Terre d'accueil, terre d'espoir
Onze récits
The Secret Keepers
Money Boy
