Eastern Splendour -- Asian historical childrens /YA fiction
Discover the best Asian historical children's and YA fiction with Eastern Splendour. Explore captivating tales of adventure, culture, and history from across Asia, perfect for young readers and teens.
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A Single Shard
by Linda Sue Park
Tree-ear, a thirteen-year-old orphan in medieval Korea, lives under a bridge in a potters' village and longs to learn how to create the delicate ceramics …
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Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
by Lensey Namioka
Third Sister in the Tao family, Ailin has watched her two older sisters go through the painful process of having their feet bound. In China …
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The Master Puppeteer
by Katherine Paterson
Who is the man called Sabura, the mysterious bandit who robs the rich and helps the poor? And what is his connection with Yosida, the …
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A Guide for Using the Master Puppeteer in the Classroom
by Michelle Breyer
A literature unit for use in the class when reading The Master Puppeteer.
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Goodbye, Vietnam
by Gloria Whelan
"When Mai's family discovers that Vietnam government soldiers will soon apprehend her father and grandmother, the family slips away in the night. They trudge through …
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Water Buffalo Days
by Quang Nhuong Huynh
As a young boy growing up in the hills of central Vietnam, Nhuong’s companion was Tank, the family water buffalo. When bullies harassed Nhuong, Tank …
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The Lotus Seed
by Sherry Garland
A Vietnamese family is forced to flee from their homeland to escape a devastating civil war.
