Jessica, 10 years old, an American-born Chinese, moved to China with her parents since they lost their jobs in U.S.A. She had experienced culture differences, school challenges, along with new... More > friendship and personal achievement. You would have a taste of the life in Beijing through the eyes of a 10- year-old girl, who has the same age and background as the author.< Less
Have you ever heard of wooshes? No? Let's go to the woods. Three bands of wooshes are living happily in the woods. They do not know that their complicated relationship with the human is about to... More > cause conflicts.They don't realize that the human neighborhood is getting too close to them, until a young whoosh from one of the bands is caught and rescued by his two future companions. The humans want to domesticate and research the wooshes, who do not want to be trained as pets. The war goes on while both sides are too stuborn to give way. Meanwhile, a wild fire is creeping closer. When it strikes, three yong wooshes discover that peace with human was possible, but only with sacrifice and respect.< Less
Do you know what wooshes are? Well, they are an extremely intelligent fictional species that live in bands. This book describes the perils and achievements of five young wooshes as they go great... More > lengths in trying to protect their home, their families, and themselves against the invaders, monkeys that the humans have released into the woods. Humans are animals also, so we should share nature and the world as equals.< Less
Vicki is a seventh grader with a cousin, Ding, who just immigrated from China. She feels responsible for helping him fit in and earn a good reputation that would disguise the fact that he's spoiled... More > and can't think for himself. And then there's Carla, who is unbelievably competitive and often arouses jealousy between herself and Vicki. Right when Vicki is just about convinced that she needed to seek revenge in this world of backstabbbers, the seventh grade goes in a nature retreat that fills everyone with new opportunities to hate, to love one another, or to forgive and start over again.How many Vicki's do you know? In other words, which of your classmates or friends seem to always put up a guard with anyone around or often mention what others think about her and her REPUTATION?< Less
