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Tag Archives: Laurence Yep
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Though written in 3 different decades, these four books run along parallel routes that often meet and the separate, each providing insight for understanding the others. Each is about characters of Chinese heritage, about Chinese immigrants in the US, about … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical fiction, Newbery Award, YA Lit
Tagged Frank Chin, Gene Luen Yang, Laurence Yep, Maxine Hong Kingston
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Triptychs
A (relatively) quick post today, and then an apology in advance. I picked up Laurence Yep’s Newbery Honor book, Dragonwings, and the first few pages made me think of Frank Chin’s Donald Duk, which in turn made me think of … Continue reading
Posted in Historical fiction, Newbery Award, Science fiction, YA Lit
Tagged Frank Chin, Laurence Yep, Maxine Hong Kingston, William Tenn
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