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This 1933 Newbery winner is the story of Young Fu, a Chinese boy from the country who moves to the big city with his mother in the 1920s to begin an apprenticeship with a coppersmith. Unaccustomed to the ways of city life, he has many adventures as he navigates this new world.
On a positive note, it seemed that this book did a good job capturing what life was like amid the soldiers, bandits, and political turmoil of 1920s China. I don't know why I say this, as I know little about this time period ...more
On a positive note, it seemed that this book did a good job capturing what life was like amid the soldiers, bandits, and political turmoil of 1920s China. I don't know why I say this, as I know little about this time period ...more
Fu leaves the country and heads to the city to serve as an apprentice to a coppersmith for seven years. Being in the city is a new experience for him. He must learn how to deal with the cruel remarks of his fellow apprentices and how to handle money, to stop thieves and to avoid those who would take advantage of him in the market.
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