Dragonwings

Dragonwings

• Author: Yep, Laurence.
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Pages: 248
• Publication Date: 2001-01-23
• Edition: 25th
• Binding: Paperback
• MSRP: 7.99
• ISBN13: 9780064400855
• ISBN: 0064400859
• Language: en
• Store Location: Chapter
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<p><strong>Newbery Honor Book <em>Dragonwings</em> by Lawrence Yep takes readers on an adventure-filled journey across the world.</strong></p><p>Inspired by the story of a Chinese immigrant who created a flying machine in 1909, <em>Dragonwings</em> touches on the struggles and dreams of Chinese immigrants navigating opportunity and prejudice in San Francisco. </p><p>Moon Shadow only knows two things about his father, Windrider: he lives in San Francisco and used to craft beautiful kites.</p><p>One day shortly after his eighth birthday, Cousin Hand Clap arrives with a letter from Windrider asking Moon Shadow to join him in San Francisco. When Moon Rider arrives in America he learns that his father makes a living doing laundry and dreams of building a flying machine just like the Wright Brothers. But making this fantastical dream a reality proves to be no easy task, as intolerance, poverty, and even an earthquake stand in their way. </p>