The Bone Collector's Son
Kindle Edition
Tradewind Books · Ebook · June 15, 2016
Fourteen-year-old Bing-wing Chan must conquer his fear of ghosts as his father?'s gambling debts force him to dig for human bones in a graveyard and then to work as a houseboy in a haunted house.
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- Who it’s for
- A ghost-haunted historical story pairs suspense with a clear-eyed look at immigrant struggle.
- Genres
- Historical YA - Canada, Prejudice & Racism for Teens, Asian American YA
- Published
- Tradewind Books, June 15, 2016
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Fourteen-year-old Bing-wing Chan must conquer his fear of ghosts as his father?'s gambling debts force him to dig for human bones in a graveyard and then to work as a houseboy in a haunted house. Set in Vancouver's Chinatown, The Bone Collector's Son is a moving study of racism and the struggle of Chinese immigrants at the turn of the century.
Ghosts and History
A ghost-haunted historical story pairs suspense with a clear-eyed look at immigrant struggle.
Come here for
- A haunted-house story rooted in turn-of-the-century Vancouver Chinatown
- A young person's fear, family debts, and the pressures of racism
Expect
- A young protagonist confronting fear and difficult family circumstances
- Chinatown, human bones, and racism in an accessible historical narrative
Where it sits
| Prejudice & Racism for Teens | 40% |
|---|---|
| Asian American YA | 37% |
| Historical YA - Canada | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Horror & Ghost Stories
- Authors
- Paul Yee
- Publisher
- Tradewind Books
- Published
- June 15, 2016
- Format
- Ebook
- Reading lane
- Horror & Ghost Stories