Mei Ling in China City / written by Icy Smith ; illustrated by Gayle Garner Roski.

Author: Smith, Icy.

Edition Statement:1st English ed.

Imprint:Manhattan Beach, CA : East West Discovery Press, 2008.

Description1v. [ubpaged] : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Note:In Los Angeles, California's China City in 1942, twelve-year-old Mei Ling Lee helps her parents in their restaurant during the Moon Festival celebration, raises money for women and children refugees in China, and worries about her Japanese American friend, Yayeko Akiyama, whose family was relocated to Manzanar. Includes facts about China City and the Manzanar War Relocation Center.

Note: AwardsIndependent Publisher Book Awards ( IPPYs ) (NOMINATED FOR AN AWARD) 2008

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