Dragon Road: Golden Mountain Chronicles, 1939

By Laurence Yep

Publisher HarperCollins Imprint HarperCollins ISBN

9780060275211

Dragon Road: Golden Mountain Chronicles, 1939

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Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Alcohol Abuse,Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur,Violence: Abuse Reference/Discussion

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Chinatown, San Francisco, 1939: Calvin Chin is a basketball hustler who uses a "bumbling immigrant" act to con prejudiced local teens out of their money. When a scout sees Calvin and his best friend, Barney, playing on the streets, he makes them an offer: join his traveling Chinese American basketball team and receive a steady salary-and fame. The boys sign up and hit the road. Calvin's flashy style distinguishes him, and the coach pushes him to be the team's star. As Calvin's minor renown goes to his head, the team falls apart, and so does Calvin and Barney's friendship. Afterword. Bibliography.

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AR Level 5.5 AR Points 10.0 AR Ready No Canadian Rights Yes Dewey F Title alpha Dragon Road: Golden Mountain Chronicles, 1939 Level Sports Middle Plus Pages Count 304 Genre Fiction Summary Calvin and Barney are hustling locals for meal money when Topper and Jack offer them the chance to make some real money traveling with an all-Chinese all-star team. Calvin is skeptical, but he doesn’t have much to lose: no one else is hiring Chinese during the Depression. As the Dragons barnstorm the West playing local stiffs in exhibitions, Jack tries to mold Calvin into a star. Calvin has a lot of growing up to do, and he doesn’t like everything Jack is trying to teach him. Topics Basketball. Chinatown. The Depression. Hustles. Racial prejudice. Barnstorming. War. Doing the right thing. Job searches. Alcoholics. Teammates. Becoming a star. Uniforms. Agents. Contracts. Tea. Competition. The press. Family history. Referees. Mobs. Payday. Gambling. Motivation. Playing dirty. Discord. The Harlem Globetrotters. Death. Grief. Reunions. SRC Level 5.600000 SRC Points 17.000000 Lexile 870L Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" JLG Span Fall Language English Publication date 2008-08-31 JLG Release Date Nov 2008 Minimum grade 5 Maximum grade 8 Reading level Middle Format Print

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