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Bibliography: Farmer, Nancy. 2002. The House of the Scorpion. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 0689852223. Plot Summary: Matteo Alacran is definitely not like other kids.  He spends the first part of his childhood hidden away and cared for by a housekeeper named Celia.  Once he is discovered by children from the “Big [...]

Bibliography: Yang, Gene Luen. 2006. American Born Chinese. Ill. by Lark Pien. New York: First Second. ISBN: 9781596431522. Plot Summary: Jin Wang is trying to fit in with his peers at his new middle school and makes a new friend with Wei-Chen, another new student from Taiwan.  The Monkey King desperately wants to fit in [...]