The Forbidden Temptation of Baseball

by Dori Jones Yang

Book Overview

A Chinese boy struggles to adapt to American life-and discovers baseball. Despite his impulsive and curious nature, twelve-year-old Leon is determined to follow the Emperor's rules--to live with an American family, study hard, and return home to modernize China. But he also must keep the braid that shows his loyalty--and resist such forbidden American temptations as baseball. As Leon overcomes teasing and makes friends, his elder brother becomes increasingly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1943006326
• ISBN13: 9781943006328
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Sparkpress
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9