Shannon: A Chinatown Adventure, San Francisco, 1880

Girlhood Journeys: Shannon #1

by Kathleen V. Kudlinski

In 1880, Shannon O'Brien and her family move from Ireland to San Fransisco, where Shannon meets a mysterious, frightened Chinese girl, Mi Ling, and embarks on a a wild chase through San Fransisco to solve a mystery. Simultaneous.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Childrens, Middle Grade, Fiction

72 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Kathleen Kudlinski is the author of 40 children’s books. Her works range from picture books to the YA level and include natural history, biographies and historical novels.
When not writing, she is a popular speaker and writing instructor. Building on a BS in Biology and six years of classroom teaching experience, Kathleen later trained as a “Master Teaching Artist” with the Connecticut Commission on the Arts as well as presenting at regional and national conferences. Now she eagerly Skypes with classroom, book-, and home-school groups, world-wide.

In her spare time, she paints and leads several SCBWI (Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators) critique groups, and teaches writing for children.

She writes at home beside a deep, wild lake in Guilford CT or at her woodland cabin in Weathersfield, VT with a a rescue macaw clinging to her shoulder and a pitbull warming her feet.

Reviews

[Autumn Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute and very obvious copycat series to American Girl books. Found this for free so read it with my daughter. Wouldn't mind reading more of them with her since they are so similar in style to the classic American Girl stories.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a little far fetched but a lot happened in a short amount of pages so I'm sure it would hold the attention of young readers.

[Little Seal]

A quick read. A bit of a savior complex, but also my heart ached for the animals (particularly ones that should be kept as pets) and Mi Ling.

[Laurie Mastrolia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very quick read off my historical fiction shelf. It was one that one of my daughters had. It is out of the Girlhhood Journeys collection. It was fun to read especially after just moving from the San Francisco Bay Area. A bit of history every 2nd or 3rd grade girl should read.

[Jenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good simple story for children.