Everyone in the Yang family is a talented musician except for nine-year-old Yingtao, the youngest Yang. Even after years of violin lessons from his...
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Oct 18, 2009
Kathy
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This book is a chapter book about Yingtao, the youngest child of the Yangs, a family of musicians, recently emigrated from China to Seattle. Yingtao does not have an ear for music, but instead is more interested in baseball. He is having a rough time fitting in with his family, in addition to being in a new country and a new school. He meets a friend, Matthew, and the two discover that they have similar views about things, but their families are a lot different. The author, like Yingtao, al
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Jun 29, 2010
Phoebe
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An amusing, endearing look at life in a traditional Chinese-American family, with parents who try to hold on to their culture while hoping their children can assimilate. The Yangs are musicians, passionate about music, but tonedeaf Yang the Youngest, Yingtao, discovers that his passion is baseball. How will he ever convince his father that his terrible violin playing is not because of a lack of trying? Meanwhile, his friend Matthew longs to play the violin, but his father would rather he play
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Aug 04, 2011
Carol
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Parents always have high expectations on their children, especially the oldest child in the family. For the middle ones, it is said that they are always ignored. They are asked to follow the good example set by the elder child, and in the meantime, taking care of the younger ones. The youngest one is believed to be the dearest in the eyes of the grandparents. In this way, are the youngest the luckiest as they are assumed to be spoiled in a family?
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Jun 01, 2008
Joseph
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THis book was a great book to read from the start. i had confronted this book before when i was a little youngin and thought that the book would be sooo boring. instead, i recently read it and really liked it. it was about yang, the youngest in a family of music players. however, because of his bad ears, he would not be able to play as well, he was really tonde deaf, bad player all that junk. but he meets this boy who is white, and yangs parents help teach him how to play. when push comes to sho
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Dec 27, 2008
Danielle
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Great book for elementary readers. Musical family moves from China to Seattle. Shows the differences in cultures in a beautiful and even sometimes humorous way. A great classroom book celebrating cultural diversity.
Apr 21, 2010
Alicia
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Sweet story about a boy who loved baseball but his dad wanted him to play violin, while the boy's best friend loved the violin but HIS dad wanted him to play baseball.
May 02, 2010
lola
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a cute series about the difficulties of being accepted at a new school, when you're from a different country.
Jan 17, 2009
Katharine
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What I remember about it is that it was an okay story line but it was a little slow
Feb 02, 2010
Maleah
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I am enjoying it so far but I thik other books can be better. Maybe youll enjoy it.
Nov 30, 2010
Felix
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Adventure of music,baseball,newspaper route etc
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Jul 01, 2010
The youngest child in a talented musical family, Yingtao is afraid that his screeching violin will ruin the family recital, and he dreams of telling his family about something he likes better than music. Reprint. C. PW. H. AB. SLJ.
Jan 17, 2008
Ningerbil
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My favorite of the Yang books I've read. The youngest sibling has a terrible curse in a family of gifted musicians -- he is tone-deaf. Can he make his family appreciate his own, special talents as an athlete?
Dec 17, 2009
Jen
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Most kids books deal with fitting in and maintaining individuality; this one's no different. However, the scene reminiscent of Milli Vanilli sticks with you!
Jun 07, 2008
Jing
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This book is about the youngest Yang trying to do something he hates but his family loves, when he really wants to play baseball.
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