Child of the Owl
Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1965
292 pages · Released Oct 30, 1990 · Harper Collins
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A note for parents
Child of the Owl is a touching coming-of-age story about a girl discovering her cultural roots and identity through her grandmother's love and wisdom. The book addresses real challenges like parental abandonment and poverty with sensitivity, and models resilience, family bonds, and self-acceptance. While there are some references to gambling, adult struggles, and occasional mild language, these reflect the realistic setting and serve the story's themes rather than glorifying them. The book is well-regarded in middle-grade and YA literature and handles its heavier themes with age-appropriate care.
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Twelve-year-old Casey is waiting for the day that Barney, her father, hits it big -- 'cause when that horse comes in, he tells her, it's the penthouse suite. But then hr ends up in the hospital, and Casey is sent to Chinatown to live with her grandmother, Paw-Paw. Now the waiting seems longer than ever. Casey feels los... Twelve-year-old Casey is waiting for the day that Barney, her father, hits it big -- 'cause when that horse comes in, he tells her, it's the penthouse suite. But then hr ends up in the hospital, and Casey is sent to Chinatown to live with her grandmother, Paw-Paw. Now the waiting seems longer than ever. Casey feels lost in Chinatown. She's not prepared for the Chinese school, the noisy crowds, missing her father. But Paw-Paw tells her about the mother Casey never knew, and about her family's owl charm and her true Chinese name. And Casey at last begins to understand that this -- Paw-Paw's Chinatown home, her parents' home -- is her home,too.
Shelved under
- Juvenile Fiction
- Chinese Americans
- Fiction
- Grandmothers
- Children's fiction
- San francisco (calif.), fiction
- Chinese americans, fiction
- Grandparents, fiction
- Chinese, california, fiction
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ISBN 9780064403368 · Harper Collins