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Breakaway
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2.8 out of 5
Based on 5 Ratings and 2 Reviews

Book Description
In 1932, at the height of the Depression, eighteen-year-old Kwok-ken Wong, the only Chinese boy at his Vancouver school, finds himself alienated by the racism that confronts him, until he joins the Chinese community's soccer team and develops a new sense of pride in himself and his heritage.
Book Information
PublisherGroundwood Books
BindingHardcover (5 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages144
ISBN-100888992890
ISBN-13978-0888992895
Publication Date03/1997
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About Paul Yee (Author) : Paul Yee is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Paul Yee include What Happened This Summer, The Jade Necklace, Bamboo, and The Bone Collector... more
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