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Gr 7–10—On his deathbed, Suyin's grandfather, angry at his dead daughter-in-law, demands that the child be forbidden to learn embroidery, despite the fact that as a member of the Miao minority group in Guizhou Province, China, her worth as a woman is based on her skills with a needle. When her village chooses the 13-year-old to be smuggled to America, she feels even more rejected. After a treacherous voyage in the cargo hold of a ship, she ends up ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Chosen by her Chinese village to seek wealth in New York, thirteen-year-old Suyin endures a horrific journey followed by the brutality of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More