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Marie, the only black girl in the eighth grade willing to befriend her white classmate Lena, discovers that Lena's father is doing horrible things to her in private.

When Minli's impoverished father spins his fantastic tales about the Jade Dragon and the Old Man of the Moon, Minli believes the tales to be true.

Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama.

An English-Chinese dictionary that provides translations of more than 20,000 words and phrases, with pronunciation tips and usage examples.

Stories in graphic novel format introduce Chinese idioms.

Madeline, smallest and naughtiest of the twelve little charges of Miss Clavel, wakes up one night with an attack of appendicitis.

A modern Chinese to English and English to Chinese dictionary, this reference book is designed for learners of Chinese or English, from beginner up to university level and is ideal for anyone who needs easy access to both a dictionary and a practical language supplement; covering thousands of phrases with examples guiding the user to the most appropriate translation.

"This full-color illustrated handbook introduces and explains Han characters and idioms through the language of emoji"--Amazon.

"This book helps [the reader] to ... learn the intermediate-level Chinese characters [one will] need to know if they want to live or work in China, along with 1200 related vocabulary and phrases"--Back cover.

"Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team.

Presents an illustrated look at over eight hundred words and phrases in English and Chinese including fruits, travel, animals, and more.

"This title opens the door to the Chinese language. It includes numbers 1 through 20, the alphabet, colors, family, animals, and places words, and common pleasantries"--OCLC.

Eight-year-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister, Annie, learn about the ocean, solve the mystery of its fabled sea monster, and gain compassion for their fellow creatures after joining a group of nineteenth-century explorers aboard the H.

When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them.

Illustrations that resemble a silent film tell the story of a plump mama goose who is invited to dinner by a hungry fox while her babies try to warn her that it is a bad idea.