First crossing : stories about teen immigrants / edited by Donald R. Gallo.
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TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass : Candlewick Press, 2004, 2007.Description: 224 pISBN: - 978-0-7636-3291-5
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| Paperback | Beverly Middle School | SC FIC GAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 604472 | |
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| Paperback | Beverly Middle School | SC FIC GAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 604867 |
Contents: First crossing / Pam Munoz Ryan -- Second culture kids / Dian Curtis Regan -- My favorite chaperone / Jean Davies Okimoto -- They don't mean it! / Lensey Namoika -- Pulling up stakes / David Lubar -- Lines of scrimmage / Elsa Marston -- The Swede / Alden R. Carter -- The Rose of Sharon / Marie G. Lee -- Make Maddie mad / Rita Williams-Garcia -- The green armchair / Minfong Ho.
Stories of recent Mexican, Venezuelan, Kazakh, Chinese, Romanian, Palestinian, Swedish, Korean, Haitian and Cambodian immigrants reveal what it is like to face prejudice, language barriers, and homesickness along with common teenage feelings and needs.
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