Coolies

 

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Reviews and recommendations

Rev. of Coolies by Yin. Booklist 97.11 (2001).    FIND INFOTRAC ADDRESS TO THESE REVIEWS

Rev. of Coolies by Yin Publishers Weeekly 247.50 (2000): 85

In addition to these reviews, Coolies has been  nominated for the Rhode Island Children's Book Award for 2003 http://www.ri.net/RIEMA/2003nominees.html and won the International Reading Association 2002 Children's Book Award http://slj.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=articleArchive&articleId=CA218597&display=searchResults&stt=001

This easy reader historical fiction tells the story of Chinese immigrants to the United States, who in the 1860s came to the country to find work and freedom. Instead,  they encountered discrimination and horrible working conditions. This is an early introduction to historical fiction as well as to the reality of discrimination