Peach blossom spring / Melissa Fu.

Nā:

Fu, Melissa [author.]

Momo rauemi: Text

text
still image
cartographic image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781472277541

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Genre/Form:

Historical fiction.

Summary: It is 1938 in China, and the Japanese are advancing. A young mother, Meilin, is forced to flee her burning city with her four-year-old son, Renshu, and embark on an epic journey across China. For comfort, they turn to their most treasured possession - a beautifully illustrated hand scroll. Its ancient fables offer solace and wisdom as they travel through their ravaged country, seeking refuge. Years later, Renshu has settled in America as Henry Dao. His daughter is desperate to understand her heritage, but he refuses to talk about his childhood. How can he keep his family safe in this new land when the weight of his history threatens to drag them down?

Ngā tūtohu mai i tēnei whare pukapuka: Kāore he tūtohu i tēnei whare pukapuka mō tēnei taitara. Takiuru ki te tāpiri tūtohu.

Ngā puringa
Momo tuemi	Tauwāhi onāianei	Kohinga	Tau karanga	Tūnga	Waeherepae
Fiction	Hāwera LibraryPlus Fiction	Fiction	FU (Tirotirohia te whatanga(Opens below))	Wātea	i2228531
Fiction	Kaponga LibraryPlus Fiction	Fiction	FU (Tirotirohia te whatanga(Opens below))	Wātea	i2228530
Fiction	Stratford Fiction	Fiction	FU (Tirotirohia te whatanga(Opens below))	Wātea	A00904755

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"China, 1938. A mother and son flee a burning city. Their serach for home will span continents and generations." -- cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

It is 1938 in China, and the Japanese are advancing. A young mother, Meilin, is forced to flee her burning city with her four-year-old son, Renshu, and embark on an epic journey across China. For comfort, they turn to their most treasured possession - a beautifully illustrated hand scroll. Its ancient fables offer solace and wisdom as they travel through their ravaged country, seeking refuge. Years later, Renshu has settled in America as Henry Dao. His daughter is desperate to understand her heritage, but he refuses to talk about his childhood. How can he keep his family safe in this new land when the weight of his history threatens to drag them down?

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