Book
Coolies
by Yin
- Published
- 2001
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Words
- 1987
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 4.8
- AR interest level
- LG — lower grades, K–3
- Lexile
- 870L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 4–11
Brothers Shek and Little Wong come to California in 1865 hoping to earn enough money to bring their family to America. Building the transcontinental railroad, they face exhausting labor, discrimination, and deadly danger while persevering toward their goal.
Collections
ALSC Notables
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780399232275
- ISBN-10
- 0399232273
Tags
ALSC NotablesFamily Life-BrothersHistorical FictionPeople-Immigrants/EmigrantsRailroadSocial Issues-Prejudice & DiscriminationUnited States-California