Year of the Three Sisters by Andrea Cheng is the fourth book in the Anna Wang series. Anna, twelve years old now, has a pen pal in China—Fan. When Fan comes to stay with her and joins her group of friends, Anna learns important lessons in friendship. This sweet chapter book is written at a fourth-grade reading level and has short chapters and occasional illustrations. If you enjoy this book, don’t miss the rest of the series. Includes a pronunciation guide in the front of the book. 160 pages, softcover.
The Year of the Three Sisters by Andrea Cheng
SKU
014255
ISBN
9780544668492
Grade 3-5
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Product Overview
- Meet Anna Chang, a young Chinese American middle schooler
- Explores themes of friendship as Anna invites a new friend from China into her circle
- Short chapters, a fourth-grade reading level, and occasional illustrations
- Book 4 in the Anna Wang series
Description
Publisher's Description of The Year of the Three Sisters by Andrea Cheng
It's summer time and twelve-year old Anna Wang is writing letters
and exchanging English for Chinese lessons with her pen pal Fan in
China. When Anna and her friend Andee decide to invite Fan to stay as an
exchange student in Cincinnati, Fan responds in an unexpected way.
Through this experience, Anna learns more about family values in
today's Chinese culture.
In the fourth chapter book sequel to The Year of the Book, The Year of the Baby, and The Year of the Fortune Cookie, Anna grows her understanding of how to overcome conflict with communication in order to build enduring friendships. With lively and warm illustrations by Patrice Barton throughout.
In the fourth chapter book sequel to The Year of the Book, The Year of the Baby, and The Year of the Fortune Cookie, Anna grows her understanding of how to overcome conflict with communication in order to build enduring friendships. With lively and warm illustrations by Patrice Barton throughout.
Category Description for Year of the…
The Anna Wang series by Andrea Cheng is a collection of sweet coming-of-age stories following young Anna Wang, a shy Chinese American girl, as she learns important lessons in friendship, family, identity, and belonging. Each book focuses on one growing-up theme—whether learning how to make friends, how to be a good sister, or where one’s family came from. Readers will be delighted by Anna’s authentic POV! Written at a fourth-grade reading level, each book is broken into short chapters and accented with illustrations. Books include pronunciation guides for common Chinese words.
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback Book |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 3-5 |
| Brand: | Clarion |
| Author: | Andrea Cheng |
| ISBN: | 9780544668492 |
| Length in Inches: | 7.625 |
| Width in Inches: | 5.125 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.375 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.25 |
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