In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson is a children's novel about a young girl named Shirley Temple Wong who leaves a secure life within her clan in China following World War II. She begins a new life in America because her father has taken a job as an engineer in the United States. Many Chinese customs and traditions are discussed, along with their importance to Wong and her family. Shirley's family does not give up their cultural traditions, but they do adopt many American customs in order to adapt to the American way of life.
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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson is a children's novel about a young girl named Shirley Temple Wong who leaves a secure life within her clan in China following World War II. She begins a new life in America because her father has taken a job as an engineer in the United States. Many Chinese customs and traditions are discussed, along with their importance to Wong and her family. Shirley's family does not give up their cultural traditions, but they do adopt many American customs in order to adapt to the American way of life.
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In the Year of the Boar and Ja ...... tion dans le baseball en 1947.
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In the Year of the Boar and Ja ...... e both — a "double happiness."
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Realistic Fiction
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Harper & Row
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In the Year of the Boar and Ja ...... tion dans le baseball en 1947.
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In the Year of the Boar and Ja ...... t to the American way of life.
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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson By Bette Bao Lord
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