Dragon's Gate (Golden Mountain Chronicles, 1867)
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352 pages · Released May 30, 1995 · HarperTrophy
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Dragon's Gate is a well-regarded historical fiction that brings 1867 Chinese railroad-building experiences to life with authenticity and heart. The story features themes of cultural identity, perseverance, and moral courage as Otter navigates prejudice and hardship while working on the transcontinental railroad. While there are some references to danger and difficult conditions inherent to the historical setting, the book is age-appropriate for upper-middle-grade readers and teaches important history while modeling integrity and family bonds.
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In 1867, Otter travels from Three Willows Village in China to California -- the Land of the Golden Mountain. There he will join his father and uncle. In spite of the presence of family, Otter is a stranger among the other Chinese in this new land. And where he expected to see a land of goldfields, he sees only vast,... In 1867, Otter travels from Three Willows Village in China to California -- the Land of the Golden Mountain. There he will join his father and uncle. In spite of the presence of family, Otter is a stranger among the other Chinese in this new land. And where he expected to see a land of goldfields, he sees only vast, cold whiteness. But Otter's dream is to learn all he can, take the technology back to the Middle Kingdom, and free China from the Manchu invaders. Otter and the others board a machine that will change his life -- a train for which he would open the Dragon's Gate.
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- Juvenile fiction
- Chinese
- Railroads
- History
- Fiction
- Railroads in fiction
- Chinese in fiction
- Newbery Honor
- Historical fiction
- Chinese, united states, fiction
- Railroads, fiction
- Children's fiction
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