Shannon: A Chinatown Adventure, San Francisco, 1880 (Girlhood Journeys) [Paperback]

Kathleen V. Kudlinski (Author)

Book Description

In 1880, Shannon O'Brien and her family move from Ireland to San Fransisco, where Shannon meets a mysterious, frightened Chinese girl, Mi Ling, and embarks on a a wild chase through San Fransisco to solve a mystery.

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From School Library Journal

Grade 3-6?These titles offer glimpses of a period in history through a young girl's eyes. Juliet's story, set in England, illustrates the limited number of choices available to a girl in 1339. Juliet exhibits unheard-of bravery and courage, especially when she rescues a trained peregrine accidentally set free by her younger brother. She envies her best friend, who comes from an upper-class family, but soon discovers that even wealth cannot insure happiness?Marguerite's father betroths her to an unknown man. Shannon's story, set in San Francisco in 1880, begins with her family's move to America from Ireland. Deeply homesick, Shannon must recognize that America is now her home. While accompanying her father on a trip to a Chinese-owned pet shop, she observes a crying young girl who mysteriously disappears before Shannon can help her. Exhibiting courage and willfulness, Shannon enlists some of her newfound American friends to come to the girl's rescue. Yes, the plots are fairly predictable, but the books do have suspense, likable characters, and, without a doubt, a ready-made audience in readers of the "American Girls" series (Pleasant).?Julie Shatterly, York County Public Library, Rock Hill, SC
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Product Details

• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689809840
• ISBN-13: 978-0689809842
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,204,402 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seriously Cool!, December 15, 2001

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Alexandra (Arlington, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shannon: A Chinatown Adventure, San Francisco, 1880 (Girlhood Journeys) (Paperback)

I thought this book was very well written. Even though I'm a bit too old to be reading it I still enjoyed it. Shannon is an Irish immigrant that has just moved with her family to San Francisco in 1880. Although she misses her old home she soon makes some very good friends, one of them is a girl called Betsy. Shannon's father is a doctor so one day she goes with him to Chinatown so he can get some medical supplies at a Chinese shop that alsp sells pets. Shannon gets off to a bad start with the shopkeeper when she frees some birds in the shop without thinking first. At the shop Shannon sees a Chinese girl in a window who looks sad. This book is very enticing as Shannon and Betsy set out one night to help rescue Le Ming, (the Chinese girl). It turns out that Mr. Wong, the shopkeeper, is most likely part of a gang that sells children as slaves. When Shannon pretends that she has alerted the Constable, he leaves in a hurry. Since Le Ming has no where to go she stays with Shannon's family until there is a court case concerning the kidnapping gang. This is a wonderful book. I really enjoyed it. It's a nice book to read when you don't want to have to feel committed to a book for a long time. You should read it!
Sandy

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice story, May 22, 2009

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Veronica P. Garrett - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shannon: A Chinatown Adventure (Girlhood Journeys) (Hardcover)

This book is about a girl named Shannon, who moves from Ireland to San Francisco. She finds life in the city strange, and she doesn't understand any of the customs. One day she finds a strange China girl staring at her through the window, read the book to find out what Shannon does to help her.

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, May 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Shannon: A Chinatown Adventure, San Francisco, 1880 (Girlhood Journeys) (Paperback)

This book is SO cool! I really liked the way Shannon and her freind Helped Mi Ling. I think the next two books about Shannon will be interesting. I can't wait to read them!