books we are reading now

We are still on China for our geography unit,

I found this book in PayLessBooks and thought I could use it.

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The book tells a story happened after the Opium War,

2 youngsters in 太平天国 (Taiping Tianguo) - The Heavenly Kingdom,

a secret anti-Manchu society.

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24 April 2008 update:

This book needs some editing before reading it to your children.

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5 May 2008 update:

Phew!! Finally we finished this book, it really NEED some editing !!

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Katherine Paterson wrote some award winning books such as

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Bridge to Terabithia

The Master Puppeteer (used in Sonlight 5)

The Great Gilly Hopkins (used in Sonlight 300)

Jacob Have I Loved (used in Sonlight 400)

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We dropped this book (used in Sonlight 5),

I don't like the way Jean Fritz wrote about China from her point of view.

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She wrote many books on American history like

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What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? (used in Sonlight 3)

And Then What Happened, Paul Ravere? (used in Sonlight 3)

The Cabin Faced West (used in Sonlight 3)
The Double Life of Pocahontas
Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt!

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