Shanghai Messenger
Illustrator
Ed Young
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Publication Year
2005
ISBN
9781584302384
Pages
40 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel in verse
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A free-verse novel about eleven-year-old Xiao Mei's visit with her extended family in China, where the Chinese-American girl finds many differences but also the similarities that bind a family together.
Grade Level
6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Culture/Ethnicity; Language barrier; Biracial; Interracial; Bicultural; different languages; communication barrier; biracial child; mixed races; interracial marriage; bicultural child
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Chinese American
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Asian Pacific American Award for Literature, 2005-2006, Honorable Mention, Youth Literature
Parents' Choice Award, 2005, Recommended, Fiction
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2005 Ages (9 to 12)
Children's Catalog, Nineteenth Edition, 2006
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 2005
New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, 2005 Stories for Younger Readers
Notable Books for a Global Society, 2006
Publishers Weekly Book Review Stars, 2005
Keywords
voyages and travels; family life; homesickness; extended family; heritage; family tree; grandmother; messages
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Cheng, Andrea, "Shanghai Messenger" (2005). Diverse Families. 526.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/526