Dragon's Gate
by Laurence Yep
When he accidentally kills a Manchu, a fifteen-year-old Chinese boy is sent to America... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
Year Published 1993
Word Count 66,348
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 10113, 10.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Science
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- History
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Chinese--United States--Fiction
- Railroads
- United States
- Chinese
- Chinese--United States--Juvenile fiction
- Railroads--Sierra Nevada Mountains--History--Juvenile fiction
- Railroads--Sierra Nevada Mountains--History--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century
- Sierra Nevada Mountains
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence & Coming of Age
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Laurence Yep
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Author 2
Author Interviews 2
Short clip about daydreaming with Laurence Yep
Created by Good Conversations
2005 Children's Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech given by Laurence Yep
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from HarperCollins
Created by HarperCollins
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by George Guidall
Created by Recorded Books
Awards & Distinctions 1
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2023
Honor, 1994
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