View From Pagoda Hill
Set in the late 1800s, here is the story of Ning, a Chinese American girl who struggles to find her place in the world when she is forced to leave her home in Shanghai to go live in America with a father she barely knows. This middle-grade historical novel is based on the family history of award-winning author Michaela MacColl.
Price: $17.99 US / $23.99 CAN
Hardcover : 360 pages
Interest Level: 9-12
ISBN-13: 9781629797823
Awards and Reviews :
A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD GOLD STANDARD SELECTION
“A movingly empathetic tale for readers about prejudice and the pressure to fit in…”
School Library Journal (starred review)
"In this story based on the author’s family history, a girl struggles to figure out
where she belongs. An intriguing tale." Kirkus Reviews
"Author Michaela Maccoll tells the tale of her great-great-grandmother Neenah's harrowing journey as an immigrant in the 1870s. This text could be used in history lessons to support discussions about immigrant experiences in the late 1800s." —School Library Connection
“The View from Pagoda Hill is incredible and beautifully crafted. The characters, both in Shanghai and America, are wonderfully drawn; they come alive. You have to love Ning/Neenah because Michaela MacColl has given her such a personality. It is a lovely book that brought tears to my eyes.”
Patricia Reilly Giff, two-time Newbery Honor award-winning author
Bank Street College Best Book of the Year
Connecticut Book Awards 2022, Finalist
Junior Library Guild Gold Selection
School Library Journal, Starred Review
NCSS/CBS Notable Social Studies Trade Book
2021 Grateful American Award, Honorable Mention
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Excerpt:
“I’m Ning,” she managed to say. “Don’t you know me?”
“Of course, I don’t know you.”
She clung to him with her fingernails, as if she could make him hear her if he would only stand still. “Please listen,” she begged.
“I said . . . get away from me!” He pushed her hard, and she fell to the pier.
Like a wounded animal, she froze. If she didn’t move, he couldn’t hurt her again.
— View from Pagoda Hill