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| Author | : Dori Jones Yang |
| Publisher | : Ember |
| Total Pages | : 354 |
| Release | : 2012-01-10 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0385739249 |
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Athletic and strong willed, Princess Emmajin's determined to do what no woman has done before: become a warrior in the army of her grandfather, the Great Khan Khubilai. In the Mongol world the only way to achieve respect is to show bravery and win glory on the battlefield. The last thing she wants is the distraction of the foreigner Marco Polo, who challenges her beliefs in the gardens of Xanadu. Marco has no skills in the "manly arts" of the Mongols: horse racing, archery, and wrestling. Still, he charms the Khan with his wit and story-telling. Emmajin sees a different Marco as they travel across 13th-century China, hunting 'dragons' and fighting elephant-back warriors. Now she faces a different battle as she struggles with her attraction towards Marco and her incredible goal of winning fame as a soldier.
| Author | : Dori Jones Yang |
| Publisher | : Delacorte Press |
| Total Pages | : 354 |
| Release | : 2011-01-11 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0375897275 |
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Athletic and strong willed, Princess Emmajin's determined to do what no woman has done before: become a warrior in the army of her grandfather, the Great Khan Khubilai. In the Mongol world the only way to achieve respect is to show bravery and win glory on the battlefield. The last thing she wants is the distraction of the foreigner Marco Polo, who challenges her beliefs in the gardens of Xanadu. Marco has no skills in the "manly arts" of the Mongols: horse racing, archery, and wrestling. Still, he charms the Khan with his wit and story-telling. Emmajin sees a different Marco as they travel across 13th-century China, hunting 'dragons' and fighting elephant-back warriors. Now she faces a different battle as she struggles with her attraction towards Marco and her incredible goal of winning fame as a soldier.
| Author | : Dori Jones Yang |
| Publisher | : Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0385739230 |
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Emmajin, the sixteen-year-old eldest granddaughter of Khublai Khan, becomes a warrior and falls in love with explorer Marco Polo in thirteenth-century China.
| Author | : Julie Anne Peters |
| Publisher | : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Total Pages | : 222 |
| Release | : 2011-08-10 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0316205648 |
Download Pretend You Love Me Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A poignant novel about queer identity from National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters. Mike (real name: Mary Elizabeth) is gay and likes to pump iron, play softball, and fix plumbing. In addition to her identity, Mike is struggling to come to terms with her father's suicide and her mother's detachment from the family. When a glamorous new girl, Xanadu, arrives in Mike's small Kansas town, Mike falls in love at first sight. Xanadu is everything Mike is not: cool, confident, feminine, sexy...and straight. Originally published under the title Far From Xanadu, this heartbreaking yet ultimately hopeful novel will speak to anyone who has ever fallen in love with someone who can't love them back.
| Author | : Dori Jones Yang |
| Publisher | : SparkPress |
| Total Pages | : 280 |
| Release | : 2017-08-15 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1943006334 |
Download The Forbidden Temptation of Baseball Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A Chinese boy struggles to adapt to American life—and discovers baseball. Despite his impulsive and curious nature, twelve-year-old Leon is determined to follow the Emperor’s rules—to live with an American family, study hard, and return home to modernize China. But he also must keep the braid that shows his loyalty—and resist such forbidden American temptations as baseball. As Leon overcomes teasing and makes friends, his elder brother becomes increasingly alienated. Eventually, Leon faces a tough decision, torn between his loyalty to his birth country—and his growing love for his new home. The Forbidden Temptation of Baseball is a lively, poignant, and nuanced novel based on a little-known episode from history, when 120 boys were sent to New England by the Emperor of China in the 1870s. This story dramatizes both the rigid expectations and the wrenching alienation felt by many foreign children in America today—and richly captures that tension between love and hate that is culture shock. It gives American readers a glimpse into what it feels like to be a foreigner in the United States and will spark thoughtful discussions.
| Author | : Joan Holub |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 113 |
| Release | : 2007-07-05 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 0448445409 |
Download Who Was Marco Polo? Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Marco Polo was seventeen when he set out for China . . . and forty-one when he came back! More than seven hundred years ago, Marco Polo traveled from the medieval city of Venice to the fabled kingdom of the great Kublai Khan, seeing new sights and riches that no Westerner had ever before witnessed. But did Marco Polo experience the things he wrote about . . . or was it all made-up? Young readers are presented with the facts in this entertaining, highly readable Who Was . . . ? biography with black-and-white artwork by John O?Brien.
| Author | : Jillian Lauren |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 352 |
| Release | : 2010-04-27 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1101404442 |
Download Some Girls Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A jaw-dropping story of how a girl from the suburbs ends up in a prince's harem, and emerges from the secret Xanadu both richer and wiser At eighteen, Jillian Lauren was an NYU theater school dropout with a tip about an upcoming audition. The "casting director" told her that a rich businessman in Singapore would pay pretty American girls $20,000 if they stayed for two weeks to spice up his parties. Soon, Jillian was on a plane to Borneo, where she would spend the next eighteen months in the harem of Prince Jefri Bolkiah, youngest brother of the Sultan of Brunei, leaving behind her gritty East Village apartment for a palace with rugs laced with gold and trading her band of artist friends for a coterie of backstabbing beauties. More than just a sexy read set in an exotic land, Some Girls is also the story of how a rebellious teen found herself-and the courage to meet her birth mother and eventually adopt a baby boy.
| Author | : Dori Jones Yang |
| Publisher | : She Writes Press |
| Total Pages | : 376 |
| Release | : 2020-09-22 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1631527525 |
Download When The Red Gates Opened Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A Riveting Memoir of Cross-Cultural Romance at a Pivotal Moment in History When China opened its doors in the 1980s, it shocked the world by allowing private enterprise and free markets. As a foreign correspondent for BusinessWeek, Dori Jones Yang was among the first American journalists to cover China under Deng Xiaoping, who dared to defy Maoist doctrine as he rushed to catch up with richer nations. Fluent in Mandarin, she got to know ordinary Chinese people—who were embracing opportunities that had once been unimaginable in China. This deeply personal story follows her rise from rookie reporter to experienced journalist. Her cross-cultural romance gave her deeper insights into how Deng’s reforms led to hopes for better lives. This euphoria—shared by American businesses and Chinese citizens alike—reached its peak in 1989, when peaceful protestors filled Tiananmen Square, demanding democracy. On the ground in Beijing, Dori lived that hope, as well as the despair that followed. You’ll be inspired by this book of empowerment about a young woman from Ohio who pushed aside barriers to become a foreign correspondent and then persevered despite setbacks. Written in a time when China’s rapid rise is setting off fears in Washington, this book offers insight into the daring policies that started it all.
| Author | : Dori Jones Yang |
| Publisher | : Turtleback Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780613316743 |
Download The Secret Voice of Gina Zhang Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
These contemporary novels feature girls who face everyday challenges and more serious problems as they approach their teen years. In figuring out how to cope when life is less than perfect, they begin to understand what growing up is all about.Jinna Zhang is a bright, thoughtful, and imaginative 12-year-old Chinese girl. But when she is overcome by shyness at her new American school, she loses her ability to speak and retreats into an inner fairy-tale world.
| Author | : Julie Anne Peters |
| Publisher | : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Total Pages | : 256 |
| Release | : 2007-07-31 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0316025755 |
Download Keeping You a Secret Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters delivers a moving, modern classic love story with a coming out theme -- now with a fresh, redesigned cover! With a steady boyfriend, the position of Student Council President, and a chance to go to an Ivy League college, high school life is just fine for Holland Jaeger. At least, it seems to be. But when Cece Goddard comes to school, everything changes. Cece and Holland have undeniable feelings for each other, but how will others react to their developing relationship? This moving love story between two girls is for fans of Nancy Garden's classic young adult coming out novel, Annie on My Mind. With her characteristic humor and breezy style, Peters has captured the compelling emotions of young love.
