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Teach Me to Fly, Skyfighter!: And Other Stories
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Teach Me to Fly, Skyfighter!: And Other Stories Paperback - 1983

by Paul Yee

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With Samson's butterfly kite flat on the ground and her own kite soaring, Sharon thought of shouting, Okay, Samson Wong, you big-mouth. Let's see you fly your wonderful kite. Big wings will do it every time, right?

But now that she had her chance to get even with Samson, Sharon didn't feel like fighting. She was happy just watching her kite pull into the clouds. For the first time in her life, Sharon had something Chinese that she was proud of and she was enjoying herself!

Teach Me to Fly, Skyfighter! and Other Stories offers four closely-observed accounts of growing up in contemporary Vancouver's Chinatown, highlighting the joys and frustrations of growing up in two cultures simultaneously.

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SHARON Fong felt hot and angry, and it wasn't from the bright afternoon sun pouring down on her.

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  • Title Teach Me to Fly, Skyfighter!: And Other Stories
  • Author Paul Yee
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 155
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Lorimer, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Publication date January 1, 1983
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780888626455 / 0888626452
  • Weight 0.2 lbs (0.09 kg)
  • Dimensions 7 x 4.25 x 0.25 in (17.78 x 10.80 x 0.64 cm)
  • Age range 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Chinese Canadians - Juvenile fiction, Canadiens d'origine chinoise - Romans pour
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 83098298
  • Dewey Decimal Code 813.54
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Teach Me to Fly, Skyfighter!: and other stories (Adventures in Canada)
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Teach Me to Fly, Skyfighter!: and other stories (Adventures in Canada)

by Yee, Paul

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Toronto: James Lorimer & Company, 1983 Book. Illus. by Sky Lee. As New. Soft cover. 1st Canadian Edition. With Samson's butterfly kite flat on the ground and her own kite soaring, Sharon thought of shouting, "Okay, Samson Wong, you big-mouth. Let's see you fly your wonderful kite. Big wings will do it every time, right?" But now that she had her chance to get even with Samson, Sharon didn't feel like fighting. She was happy just watching her kite pull into the clouds. For the first time in her life, Sharon had something Chinese that she was proud of and she was enjoying herself! [These stories offer] four closely-observed accounts of growing up in contemporary Vancouver's Chinatown, highlighting the joys and frustrations of growing up in two cultures simultaneously..
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