Gold Mountain Chronicles - 1965 - Child Of The Owl
Twelve year old Casey is waiting for her Father, Barney, to hit it big, 'cause when that horse comes in, he tells her, they"ll be in the penthouse suite. Instead, Barney ends up in the Hospital, and Casey goes to San Francisco Chinatown to live with her grandmother Paw-Paw.
Casey feels lost in Chinatown. She's not prepared for the Chinese school, the noisy crowds, missing her father. But Paw-Paw tells her about the mother Casey never knew, her family's charm and her true Chinese name. At last, Chinatown - Paw-Paw's home, her parents home - begins to be her home, too.
Exciting and well-plotted - School Library Jounral.
"Along with Sadness, Child Of The Owl makes us laugh with familiarity" - Maxine Hong Kingston
A School Library Best Book.
Jane Addams Children's Book Award.
Ages 10+, English, Softcover.
Written by: Laurence Yep
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