Melissa Hughes
Author
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
c1984
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
169 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A Trumpet Club Special Edition. In 1947, a Chinese child comes to Brooklyn where she becomes Americanized at school, in her apartment building, and by her love for baseball. Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award Nominee, 1985-1986. Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award collection--look for DCF spine label.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
A timeless classic that will enchant readers who love Jennifer L. Holm and Thanhhà Lại, about an immigrant girl inspired by the sport she loves to find her own home team-and to break down any barriers that stand in her way.
Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams. Her new home is Brooklyn, New York. America is indeed a land full of wonders, but Shirley doesn't know any English, so it's hard to make friends....