Yong : the journey of an unworthy son / Janeen Brian.
Material type: TextPublisher: Newtown, NSW : Walker Books Australia Pty Ltd, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: 255 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781925126297; 1925126293Subject(s): Children of immigrants -- Juvenile fiction | Ballarat (Vic.) -- Juvenile fictionGenre/Form: Young adult fiction. DDC classification: A823.3 Awards: Children’s Book Council of Australia Notable Book.Summary: Yong doesn't want to leave Guangdong to travel to the goldfields of Ballarat. But as the firstborn son, he has no choice. On the long and treacherous journey, Yong strives to be an honourable son, while he and his father face many hardships and dangers. But in his heart he knows the shameful truth - that his honour is a lie. Can a journey change lives? Has Yong the courage to face what lies ahead?Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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wnor- Book | Wundowie Wundowie Junior Fiction | JF BRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111069793824 |
Includes bibliographical references (page 254)
Children’s Book Council of Australia Notable Book.
Yong doesn't want to leave Guangdong to travel to the goldfields of Ballarat. But as the firstborn son, he has no choice. On the long and treacherous journey, Yong strives to be an honourable son, while he and his father face many hardships and dangers. But in his heart he knows the shameful truth - that his honour is a lie. Can a journey change lives? Has Yong the courage to face what lies ahead?
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