Pub Date: March 4, 2025
Dewey: 305.89510794
LCCN: 2024020217
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 07 to 11
Physical Info: 0.50" H x 11.20" L x 9.20" W ( 1.10 lbs) 40 pages
Description: "A powerful nonfiction picture book about the history of Chinese immigration to the West Coast, presented through the lens of the 1871 Los Angeles Chinatown Massacre. An essential account that offers both heartbreak and hope"--
Brief description:
Nicole Xu is an artist who was born in Shanghai, grew up in Vancouver, Canada, and is now based in Portland, Oregon. She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in illustration and has worked with numerous magazine and publishing clients. Her work often explores themes of loss, healing, and empathy. Her debut picture book, All of A Sudden and Forever, Help and Healing after the Oklahoma City Bombing, written by Chris Barton, received two starred reviews and was an Orbis Pictus Recommended Book.
Review Quotes:
"Deftly brings to light a lesser-known horror in the context of America's history of racism against Chinese immigrants."--Kirkus Reviews
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