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Dragons of Silk (Golden Mountain Chronicles) Hardcover – Bargain Price, September 13, 2011

by Laurence Yep (Author)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
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The Weaving Maid wove robes of silk for Heaven, but when she met the Cowboy, she abandoned her loom to be with him. But Heaven would not allow this, and put the Milky Way in between them.

Silk binds the lives of four girls from different generations with the fate of the Weaving Maid. Across a span of seventy-five years both in China and America, each girl shows the strength and courage of a dragon as she fights and sacrifices for the survival of her family and the pursuit of passion.

In this masterfully woven conclusion to the series that includes two Newbery Honor Books, Dragonwings and Dragon’s Gate, award-winning author Laurence Yep brings the acclaimed Golden Mountain Chronicles full circle and pays tribute to the love of family, art, and heritage.

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  1. Reading age
    8 - 12 years
  2. Part of series
    Golden Mountain Chronicles
  3. Print length
    352 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Dimensions
    5.5 x 1.13 x 8.25 inches
  6. Publisher
    HarperCollins
  7. Publication date
    September 13, 2011
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About the Author

Laurence Yep is the acclaimed author of more than sixty books for young people and a winner of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. His illustrious list of novels includes the Newbery Honor Books Dragonwings and Dragon's Gate; The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, a Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee; and The Dragon's Child: A Story of Angel Island, which he cowrote with his niece, Dr. Kathleen S. Yep, and was named a New York Public Library's "One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing" and a Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book.

Mr. Yep grew up in San Francisco, where he was born. He attended Marquette University, graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and received his PhD from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He lives in Pacific Grove, California, with his wife, the writer Joanne Ryder.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00A1AFQSK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins; 1st edition (September 13, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.13 x 8.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 3 ratings

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Laurence Yep

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Laurence Yep has been fascinated with tales of sibling rivalry from the day he was born. His older brother, Tom, chose his name Laurence - after a saint who died a particularly gruesome death. Laurence has been trying to get even ever since. Laurence Yep now lives in Pacific Grove, California, with his wife and is one of children's literature's most respected authors. His award-winning titles include Newbery Honor Books Dragonwings and Dragon's Gate.

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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Dianne Rank
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2015
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Positive transaction. Would buy again.
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Bradley J. Schaack
4.0 out of 5 stars Overall a powerful story
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2014
A very touching historic fictional account of how Chinese women fought to protect and support their families through several generations. Mr. Yep does an excellent job of making the reader care about and identify with the characters in the story who struggle to do "the right thing" by giving up on their own dreams.

My one dislike about the book is a minor inaccuracy at the end where the author infers that Singapore is a part of China--a common misconception for Westerners--but I would have expected more of Mr. Yep as a Chinese-American who is writing about Asia.
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Sharon Rose
5.0 out of 5 stars Part of the Golden Mountain Chronicles
Reviewed in Canada on May 27, 2014
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This story set in China helps the reader see what life was like when the Manchu dynasty was in charge. The values and beliefs of this time are well described.
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