In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

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This book starts out in China where a young girl, named Bandit is forced to go to America. She must go because her father wants Bandit and her mother to move to America and make it their home. Bandit is not sad however, because she'll finally get to be together with her father. Bandit takes the name of Shirly Temple Wong and starts her trip to America. At first she struggles but soon, she learns to play baseball and starts making friends.

Something i like about this book is the way it is clear and understandable and also a little funny. Many people would be able to relate to some of her embarressing moments. I think the book is very understandable because there are no big words and the sentences are kept simple. I could just read through the entire book without going back to make sure i read some paragraph right."One sunny afternoon, Shirly leaned out the third story window of P. S 8 slapping the chalk from the class erasers." This quote is one of the good ones. It is clear and the author keeps it simple with enough detail to satisfy the reader.

One part that was funny, and i could relate to was when shirly got lost on her way back from the store."What a fool she was! Nothing but a fool. Utterly ashamed, she hid her face in her arms." This quote from the book describes Shirly after she is lost and gives up. I remember many times when i was young and would get lost alot and start getting scared.

My favorite part of the book was when Shirly is told to go home. She thinks that the kids hate her and want her to go home, but really they meant to get her to run to home base. It is funny how some things can be misconcieving and how people may think very differently from others.

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Summary: I recommend this book
Review: In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson, written by Bette Bao Lord, depicts an important part of Shirley Temple Wong's life. Shirley is a young girl that leaves her home in China. She goes to live in Brooklyn New York. Her father was an engineer that was contracted by the United States. In this book, many Chinese customs and traditions are represented. American customs and traditions are also introduced to Shirley and she must learn how to incorporate those to her daily life.
As the story begins, little Bandit (Shirley) lives with her grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins in her clan. In these scenes the reader can grasps some of the Chinese customs. When Shirley Temple Wong as she decides to be called comes to the United States she holds on to those traditions. This is a great book for children to read. It allows them to learn about some of the Chinese traditions and customs or at least it introduces them. Teachers can also incorporate this book into their lectures when they are talking about multicultural work. They cal also use it to learn a bit about the Chinese calendar.
This book helps the children gain a sense of what migrants deal with when they are in a foreign country. Shirley had to learn how to speak English in able for her to fit in. She had to make new friends and had to deal with the mistreatment that she had from most of her classmates. Overall children will learn a lot from this book. I highly recommend it to those children who like baseball and like to learn about others traditions and customs.

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Summary: nice book about cultural changes
Review: On the other side of the world from Brooklyn, New York there lives a little girl known as Bandit. After living in China for 8 years, Bandit's clan gets a mysterious letter from Father, announcing that Bandit, her mother and he will go to Mei guo, meaning beautiful country, which is America. Her new American name is Shirley Temple Wong. That's how Bette Bao Lord begins her book about Shirley. As far as I know, that's pretty much what the author experienced herself. This is a great book about cultural changes, making friends and 'America's Favorite Past time', Baseball.

As I already mentioned above, a kind, but a little bit shy, girl called Shirley comes to America without the knowledge of a single English word. Shortly after that she attends an All American school. Even though she knows a bit English after a few months, she still doesn't have any friends. Then, on one nice day, when she played Baseball for the first time in her life she makes a spectacular Home Run. The next day Jackie Robinson isn't only the Dodger's hero, but also Shirley's.

After you read this book, you will probably know more about China, then when you first touched this book. Many of the changes that Shirley has to make are described funny, some even hilarious. You, no matter how old, or what gender you are, you should definitely read this book.

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Summary: nice book about cultural changes
Review: Reading this story I feel as if I am the protagonist, Shirley Temple, of the book. I think the author has done a good job by writing this book such a story as this, especially for children who move from one country to another. Bette Bao Load's style of writing is so vivid. I can picture Shirley. I like the author's style. This story is about Shirley being in a new country, with no friends and she can't speak English properly. Later Shirley is able to make friends. We can learn a lesson from this story of Jackie Robinson. Shirley wanted to make a difference in her life as well as in America. The book is really good and it makes you realized that we are here for a purpose come what may, with strong determination life will be good .

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Summary: The Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
Review: The book In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson is a particularly good book for young readers. It is not only entertaining but informative as well. Young readers and adults alike can relate to some of the akward experiences that follow Shirley throughout her first year at her new school. In this book the author Bette Bao Lord uses her own experiences as a young immigrant to explore a child's need and concern to gain a sense of belonging in a "New World". Through Shirley Temple Wong's experiences in Brooklyn New York, we gain an insight into the difficulties an immigrant must endure in order to learn and adapt to a new culture. Throughout the book there are numerous examples that depict Shirley's journey as she tries to belong. "Day by day, week by week, little by little Shirley shrank until she was no more...why else did the class, which had welcomed her so warmly at first ignore her so now?" (Page 51) Shirley, being only a child does not know what is American culture, only that she wants to be a part of it. After unsuccessfully trying to copy what the school children do, she concentrates her attention on baseball. By gaining knowledge on the sport, she becomes a part of her school community. Baseball and the hero Jackie Robinson help Shirley learn about American culture and to gain new friends. Baseball also contributes to her gaining a sense of belonging in America without losing her Chinese culture.

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Summary: In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
Review: This book In The Year Of The Boar And Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord is meant for children about 12 or 13 years. The story starts in China but most of it happens in Brooklyn, New York in America. The author's descriptions are so good that I can picture most of it in my mind. I think the main character Shirley seems like a real person because she has the same problems as most of us would have. The book is a story about friendship and sport. This type of book is "coming of age" (teen years). At the beginning of the book we learn about Shirley life in China but then she had to move to America and everything was new to her an d she felt lonely. Same than me, when I came to New Delhi, India, from Austria I felt very lonely, too. In the beginning she didn't have any friends. I didn't like the book because there is no adventure, it's all about a girl's life.

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Summary: In the year of the boar and Jackie Robinson
Review: This story is about a little Chinese girl, Shirley, who goes to America and interacts with foreign friends. She couldn't speak English and she had a hard time with adapting to the new culture of America. She got interested in a game called stickball but she spoiled all the games because she didn't know how to play. Everyone ignored her. Read the rest of the book to find out if Shirley gets a best friend or not.
I like the way the author describes the new school and the children in the class. " The room was large, with windows up to the ceiling. Row after now of students, each one unlike the next. Some faces were white, like clean plates; others black like ebony. Some were in between shades" -page.44
I think people who live in new countries other than their home country should read this book because author makes the story interesting and you'll know what it was like for Shirley and what it was like for you. I felt this book was good for class time but I wouldn't choose for myself if I was not in a foreign country.