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Publisher
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
When an inquisitive 11-year-old discovers a magical gourd while fishing, he has no idea of the trouble that lies at the end of his hook. As they share a series of amazing adventures, the boy learns an unforgettable lesson from an extraordinary friend.
3) Iron widow
Author
Publisher
Penguin Teen
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots that can battle the aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall of China. It doesn't matter that the girls die from the mental strain. When 18-year-old Zetian offers herself up as a concubine-pilot, it's to assassinate the ace male pilot responsible for her sister's death. But when she gets her vengeance, it becomes clear that she is an Iron Widow, a rare...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Taken in by a poor family in a rural village after the death of her father, Sunflower bonds with the family's only child, Bronze, who has not spoken since being traumatized by a terrible fire.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011, c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Little Maomao's father works in faraway places and comes home just once a year, for Chinese New Year. At first Maomao barely recognizes him, but before long the family is happily making sticky rice balls, listening to firecrackers, and watching the dragon dance in the streets below. Papa gets a haircut, makes repairs to the house, and hides a lucky coin for Maomao to find. Which she does! But all too soon it is time for Papa to go away again.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the authors behind the critically acclaimed Sam Wu books, a thrilling new fantasy series about friendship, courage, adventure, and dragon magic. When 12-year-old Billy Chan finds out his parents are sending him to a language and culture camp in the middle-of-nowhere China, he can't imagine anything worse. He's not expecting to become friends with fellow campers Dylan O'Donnell, Charlotte Bell, and Liu Ling-Fei. And he's definitely not planning...
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On Chinese New Year's Eve, a poor man who works for the richest businessman in Beijing sends his son to market to trade their last few eggs for a bag of rice, but instead he brings home an empty--but magic--wok that changes their fortunes forever. Includes information about Chinese New Year and a recipe for fried rice.
Author
Series
Flat Stanley's worldwide adventures volume no. 7
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When he inadvertently injures a Chinese acrobat performing at his school auditorium, Stanley travels with the brother and sister duo to Beijing where he trains to perform for the president of China.
13) Room to dream
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After years of hard work, Mia Tang finally gets to go on vacation with her family--to China! A total dream come true. Mia can't wait to see all her cousins and grandparents again, especially her cousin Shen. As she roams around Beijing, witnessing some of the big changes China's going through, Mia thinks about the changes in her own life, like . . . 1. Lupe's taking classes at the high school! And Mia's own plans to be a big writer are . . . stuck....
Author
Series
Magic tree house volume 48
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Magically transported to southwest China to find the final object needed to break the spell on the wizard Merlin's beloved penguin, Jack and Annie take a side trip to the world's largest giant panda reserve.
15) Shanghai Shadows
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"A young girl fleeing Hitler takes refuge in Shanghai, where she learns that she must fight to survive Throughout tomboy Ilse's childhood, her mother has tried to force her to behave like a proper Austrian lady. But when Hitler annexes their country, the family flees, boarding a packed freighter and sailing around the world in search of a safe harbor. The United States refuses to take them, so they proceed to China and make a new home in steamy, mysterious...
Author
Series
Guild trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
The posthumous papers of Rebecca MacKenzie document her adventures, along with her brother Doug, in 1920s China as the teenaged siblings are sent to live aboard their uncle's ship where they become involved in the dangerous activities of a mysterious secret society called the Honourable Guild of Specialists.
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