I wasn't really sure what to expect when I checked out this book by Lawrence Yep. I know very little about Chinese culture so that aspect was interesting. Lawrence Yep has written many other books about Chinese culture, including Dragonwings, The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung: A Chinese Miner, Dragon's Gate, and his most recent work includes Mia (American Girl).
The story centers around fifteen-year-old Joan. Her Chinese-American family has just moved from Ohio to Clarksburg, West Virginia to continue their laundry business. The story takes place in 1927, so this book was a bit different than most prejudice stories I've read. The story centers around a Chinese folktale and how it mirrors Joan's new life. Despite the trouble that comes their way, the Lee family does not give up, and eventually Joan realizes she's not the only one in town who can see herself in the Star Fisher story.
This was not the best book I've read throughout this journey, but I thought it was good for learning a bit about Chinese culture. I found that the story was a little slow for me in some places.
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