Dori Jones Yang

American Girl Fiction

The Secret Voice of Gina Zhang ()

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  Daughter of Xanadu
  

  • Jan-2011
  • / Historical
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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 gl...

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  Son of Venice, A Story of Marco Polo
  

  • May-2012
  • / Historical
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  Son of Venice continues the story begun in Daughter of Xanadu, set in thirteenth century China. In that book, Emmajin, an excellent archer and fictional granddaughter of Khubilai Khan, poured all her energy into her dream of becoming the first woman ...

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  The Forbidden Temptation of Baseball
  

  • Aug-2017
  • / Historical
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  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 ...

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  The Secret Voice of Gina Zhang
  

  • / General Fiction
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  American Girl Fiction
  

  Jinna Zhang is a bright, thoughtful, and imaginative twelve-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 fairytale world. Simultaneous....

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