Children's Fiction Asian American
Teach Me to Fly, Skyfighter!
and other stories
- Publisher
- James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1983
- Category
- Asian American
- Recommended Age
- 8 to 15
- Recommended Grade
- 4 to 9
- Recommended Reading age
- 8 to 15
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780888626462
- Publish Date
- Jan 1983
- List Price
- $16.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780888626455
- Publish Date
- Jan 1983
- List Price
- $5.95
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Description
With Samson's butterfly kite flat on the ground and her own kite soaring, Sharon thought of shouting, "Okay, Samson Wong, you big-mouth. Let's see you fly your wonderful kite. Big wings will do it every time, right?"
But now that she had her chance to get even with Samson, Sharon didn't feel like fighting. She was happy just watching her kite pull into the clouds. For the first time in her life, Sharon had something Chinese that she was proud of and she was enjoying herself!
Teach Me to Fly, Skyfighter! and Other Stories offers four closely-observed accounts of growing up in contemporary Vancouver's Chinatown, highlighting the joys and frustrations of growing up in two cultures simultaneously.
About the author
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
Editorial Reviews
"...a moving collection of stories about young Canadians."
Quill & Quire
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The Bone Collector's Son
Cher Journal : Terre d'accueil, terre d'espoir
Onze récits
The Secret Keepers
Money Boy
