{"product_id":"dragonwings-9780064400855","title":"Dragonwings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor over fifty years, Lawrence Yep has taken generations of readers on the adventure of a lifetime in his Newbery Honor\u003c\/strong\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003ewinning classic middle grade novel, \u003cem\u003eDragonwings\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoon Shadow only knows two things about his father, Windrider: he lives in San Francisco and used to craft beautiful kites.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne day shortly after his eighth birthday, Cousin Hand Clap arrives with a letter from Windrider asking Moon Shadow to join him in San Francisco. When Moon Rider arrives in America he learns that his father makes a living doing laundry and dreams of building a flying machine just like the Wright brothers. But making this fantastical dream a reality proves to be no easy task, as intolerance, poverty, and even an earthquake stand in their way.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInspired by the story of a Chinese immigrant who created a flying machine in 1909, the Newbery Honor\u003c\/strong\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003ewinning \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDragonwings\u003c\/em\u003e touches on the struggles and dreams of Chinese immigrants navigating opportunity and prejudice in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fiftieth anniversary edition includes Laurence Yep's new preface about the creation of the novel and a biography of the real aviator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd don't miss these other titles from Laurence Yep: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cem\u003eChild of the Owl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDragon's Gate\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Dragon's Child \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tiger's Apprentice\u003c\/em\u003e (now a movie on Paramount+)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-377737\"\u003eLaurence Yep\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.56h x 5.13w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780064400855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0064400859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV016150\"\u003eHistorical | United States | 20th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV011020\"\u003eAsian American \u0026amp; Pacific Islander\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV039250\"\u003eSocial Themes | Emigration, Immigration \u0026amp; Refugees\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48455081296109,"sku":"9780064400855","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_c8ce093d-3201-467b-abb9-7bddf282b655.jpg?v=1753513892","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/dragonwings-9780064400855","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}