| Learning to Fly Contributor(s): Yee, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1551439530 ISBN-13: 9781551439532 Publisher: Orca Book Publishers OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: Jason will try almost anything to fit in. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008928578 |
| Lexile Measure: 540 |
| Series: Orca Soundings (Quality) |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 4.27" W x 6.99" (0.26 lbs) 136 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 126435 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jason is an outsider. A recent immigrant from China, he lives in a close-minded town with his mother and younger brother. Falling in with the wrong crowd, trying to fit in, Jason takes chances and ends up in trouble with the police. Holding on to his friendship with an Indigenous boy, also an outsider, Jason finds he needs to fight to belong and to find a new home. |
Contributor Bio(s): Yee, Paul: - 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. For more information, visit www.paulyee.ca. |