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China Boy
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China Boy Paperback - 1994

by Lee, Gus

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Warm, funny, and deeply moving, Gus Lee's semi-autobiographical account of growing up in a conflict-ridden family, unable to fully embrace either American or Chinese culture, is an enthralling story of family relationships, the perils of boyhood, and the difficulty of being Chinese in 1950's San Francisco.

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  • Title China Boy
  • Author Lee, Gus
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, New York
  • Date January 1, 1994
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 2344660-75
  • ISBN 9780452271586 / 0452271584
  • Weight 0.61 lbs (0.28 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.96 x 5.3 x 0.73 in (20.22 x 13.46 x 1.85 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Reading level 880
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
  • Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Boys
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 93027236
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Summary

A young, American-born child of an aristocratic Mandarin family that has fled China struggles to assimilate in 1950s San Francisco in a novel from "an incredibly rich and new voice." (Amy Tan).

From the publisher

Gus Lee is the only American-born member of a Shanghai family. He grew up in San Francisco and attended West Point for three years until his failing performance in then-mandatory electrical engineering gave him the involuntary opportunity to become an enlisted man.  After receiving his law degree from the University of California at Davis, he rejoined the army as Captain Lee and served as general counsel. He resumed civilian life to become a deputy district attorney in Sacramento, then served for some years as Director of Attorney Education for the State Bar of California. He is married and lives with his wife and two children in Colorado Springs. China Boy is his first novel.

About the author

Gus Lee is an author, courage trainer and former Army officer, paratrooper, deputy district attorney, acting deputy attorney general, government senior executive, corporate COO and West Point's first Chair of Character Development. He and Diane have children and many grandchildren.

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