Flash Chin is a con man looking for cash on the streets of San Fransisco until Topper Tom, a Chinese basketball player and Jack Coughlan, an old teammate of the Celtics recruit him and his friend barney to barnstorm America and take down all basketball teams in their way. On the dragon road he learns important lessons. Teamwork is expressed by Laurence Yep.
This book is recommended to all readers in particular basketball players. I see no bad points in this book. A good point is his foreshadowing. For example "Watching Topper preen with my Jersey,I made my pact with the devil right there and then." another good point is that it fits into the Golden mountain Chronicles. Barney is a descendant of Otter in Dragon`s gate and his Grandpa Joe is Joseph in The traitor.I recommend this to young and old readers.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Dragon`s Gate
Dragon`s Gate is a 335 page book by Laurence Yep. It tells the tale of a fifteen year old teen from China who is forced to flee to America after accidentaly killing a Manchu, a tyrant of China. Once he gets there he works with his father and uncle to complete the Intercontinental Railroad. He experences the harch reality of the world.
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