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Author
Series
Winston Chu ; 2
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When San Francisco adults forget who they are and mysterious exotic birds flock to the city, twelve-year-old Winston Chu and friends team up to investigate the strange occurrences and face off against Mr. Pang's older magpie-turned-human brother, Mr. Gu.
Author
Series
Winston Chu ; 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Winston Chu saves the owner of a curiosities shop from a robbery only to be gifted a broomstick and a dustpan for his trouble--items that turn out to be more a curse than a blessing when they sweep away important stuff, like his baby sister."--
7) Red thread
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
Early one morning Wei Gu meets an old man from the spirit world who tells the young bachelor about his future bride and their life together.
Author
Language
English
Description
When her ailing father is conscripted to fight invaders from the north, Mulan dresses as a man to take his place in the army. Chosen for an elite team under the command of the princeling, they cross the Great Wall to face the enemy beyond. An old enemy and an attraction for her troop's commander complicate her mission. -- adapted from jacket
13) The empty pot
Author
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
When Ping admits that he is the only child in China unable to grow a flower from the seeds distributed by the Emperor, he is rewarded for his honesty.
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Relates how the Jade Emperor chose twelve animals to represent the years in his calendar. Also discusses the Chinese calendar, zodiac, the qualities associated with each animal, and what animal rules the year in which the reader was born.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The six stories in this captivating collection, published in 1887, are retellings of classical Chinese myths and legends. In his preface, Hearn writes that he "sought especially for 'weird beauty' in these phantom tales." Among those included are "The Soul of the Great Bell," the story of a young girl's sacrifice for the creation of the Emperor's sublime bell; "The Story of Ming-Y," a phantom tale about a young man's love for a woman long-dead, as...
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