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edition:Paperback
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category: Children's Fiction
published: Sep 2012
ISBN:9781896580500
publisher: Tradewind Books

The Bone Collector's Son

by Paul Yee

tagged: paranormal, parents
Description

Fourteen-year-old Bing is upset with his father for forcing him to help him dig up the bones of Chinese men and women in order to send them back to China. After they discover a skeleton without a skull, Ba is haunted by the powerful ghost. Later Bing gets a job as houseboy for a wealthy family, where he finds another ghost haunting the family. Bing is finally able to find out what both ghosts want from the living and rescues his father from impending death.

About the Author

Paul Yee

PAUL YEE was born in Spalding, Saskatchewan, and grew up in Vancouver's Chinatown. A former archivist, he now writes full time. His books have won many awards and honors, including the Governor General's Award (Ghost Train), the Ruth Schwartz Award (Ghost Train and Roses Sing on New Snow), and the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award (Tales from Gold Mountain). He has won the Vancouver Book Award and been shortlisted for the BC Book Prize, and his books have been named to several lists, including NYPL Books for the Teen Age (Dead Man’s Gold), ALA Notables and Booklist's Top Ten Historical Fiction. Most recently, Paul’s young adult novel Money Boy was named a Stonewall Honor Book and he won the Vicky Metcalf Award for a body of work. Paul lives in Toronto.

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
9 to 12
Grade:
4 to 7
Reading age:
9 to 12
Awards
  • Short-listed, BCLA stellar Award
  • Joint winner, Resource Links Best of 2004
  • Short-listed, City of Vancouver Book Award
Editorial Reviews

“The story also offers young readers a glimpse into the racism and tough conditions faced by Chinese immigrants at the turn of the century.”

— Kirkus Reviews

“Yee skillfully contrasts the supernatural with brutal, racial prejudice and the haunted, unsettled yearning of immigrants longing for roots.”

— Booklist

“A great read-aloud, either at home or in the classroom.”

— Toronto Star, starred review

“This is a book that shows the imaginative power of fiction. It demonstrates that empathy across time and cultures is possible.”

— The Georgia Straight

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