Landed By Lee, Milly

Title: Landed
Author: Lee, Milly
Illustration: Yangsook Choi
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux

Comments
CIP Info After leaving his village in southeastern China, twelve-year-old Sun is held at Angel Island, San Francisco, before being released to join his father, a merchant living in the area. Includes historical notes. This is a very text heavy book. However, I don’t think much could be cut without ruining the story. It is complicated and very detailed. This isn’t a book that a child could just sit down and enjoy. This is a book that would be a great addition to any collection. This is a little known portion of history. The author explains all the parts very well. The illustrator captures the detail of the story in fabulous illustrations. The author includes a detailed note at the end. Now here is the interesting part, not only is the story true, and happened to many Chinese immigrants, but happened to members of the author’s family. There is a web site if the reader would like to research Angel Island further.