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Paper Son
by Helen Foster James
Illustrator: Wilson Ong
Ages: 6+
Published: 2013
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN: 978-1-58536-833-4
Keywords: China, Picture Book for Older Readers, Immigration
Lee, a twelve-year-old “paper son”, journeys from China to America in 1926. Expressive, muted oil paintings.