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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinsonby: Bette Bao Lord  List Price: $39.95 Amazon.com's Price: $26.37 You Save: $13.58 (34%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 9780981489001 ISBN: 0981489001 Label: Audio Bookshelf Manufacturer: Audio Bookshelf Number Of Items: 3 Publication Date: 2008-02 Publisher: Audio Bookshelf Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Studio: Audio Bookshelf Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: In 1947, a Chinese child comes to Brooklyn where she becomes Americanized at school, in her apartment building, and by her love for baseball. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - An Outstanding Tale of Immigrant Life!This is a wonderful story of a young Chinese girl who immigrates to the US with her mother in 1947. The story is just great - it is rich with historical detail, and the main character is completely lovable. The reader gets a very realistic picture of what life was like for a young immigrant at that time. The book is also hilarious - the author is a gifted story teller who has a brilliant sense of humor. Cautious parents may want to know that there is ... Read More Rating:  - Kid's ReviewJackie Robinson and the Year of the Boar is an OK book. It shows how life was for an immigrant in the 1940's. It also gives you a taste of how Jackie Robinson felt to cross the racial line. He and Bandit, or Shirley Temple, had something in common. He held his head up high even when there were threats to take his life, and Shirley did the same, while facing the bullying of her school. This book also showed, how even if you're mistreated in the beginning, you can still ... Read More Rating: - New To AmericaI would recommend this book for boys and girls of any age. I would recommend this book for girls, because the main character Shirley Temple Wong is a girl, and what she does the girls can mostly understand. I would recomend it for boys, because there is a lot of baseball involved, and the year of baseball is staring Jackie Robinson. The genre of the book is multi cultural. The theme is bravery, hope, and overcoming fears. The most important setting is Shirley's school. The conflict is Shirley ... Read More Rating: - Okay for someMy daughter didn't really enjoy reading this book. She became bored with the issues and wanted more excitement and kindness. Rating: - Loved It!I love this book. This book tells you how to overcome loneliness. Shirley found a way to make some good friends. I would have you read this book because it lets you learn what it would feel like to move from one place to another. It also tells you how different and unique other people can be. It's a really good book. (written by my sixth grade student, Ashley) 
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