Li on Angel Island (Smithsonian Historical Fiction)

by Veeda Bybee (Author) Andrea Rossetto (Illustrator)

Li, her mother, and her brother journey from China to America to join their father in San Francisco. But they are detained at the Angel Island immigration center, where Chinese Americans are subject to harsh treatment and questioning. Will Li be able to answer the detailed questions about her former home, and why she wants to come to America? Or will she fail the tests and be deported?
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Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781496598639
Lexile Measure
600
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Publication date
August 20, 2020
Series
Smithsonian Historical Fiction
BISAC categories
JUV016150 - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
JUV030060 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States
Library of Congress categories
History
20th century
California
Emigration and immigration
Chinese Americans
Angel Island (Calif.)

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