Dreams do come true in Dragon Wings!

Dragon Wings, a historical fiction novel by Laurence Yep, shows the difficulty in achieving dreams. A young boy named Moon Shadow tries to help his dad, Windrider, in making his dreams come true. Yet, many things get in the way such as thieves and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The theme here is importance of family. Kids 9 and up would enjoy this book.

This would be recommended. This book has a great plot. Each chapter has something that excites the reader, such as a story. This also shows how life was for a T’ang man in San Francisco. The only weak point was that little kids could get confused constantly on events like arguments

Dragon Wings is great towards ages 9 and older. It shows how important family is. It also has an event used in many great novels: when dreams come true. It then tells kids a important lesson in life: to never give up. This novel is greatly recommended.

Mountain light

Mountain Light, by Laurence Yep, is a 281 paged novel telling about a young man trying to stop being a clown and get more serious. The main characters are: Squeaky, Cassia, Dusty Tiny, Lumpy, and Ducky. One day a villager named Squeaky thinks he is found by the Manchus, but it turns out it was 3 rebels, who eventually let him join. They took a boat for safety from the incoming Manchus, yet Cassia's father is shot by a character named Dusty. As the rest of the group finished off their journey, Cassia gets too worried about Squeak's constant joking and unawareness and tells him to meet her at her village every few time. After many events such as Ducky's death, Cassia is caught trying to help Tiny, who is a stranger, and held captive for a death punishment. Yet Squeaky saves her, sacrificing his chances to go back home. Squeaky then left towards America meeting Cassia's brother, Foxfire, and finally living in peace. The theme here is importance of friendship.

The theme in the novel is importance of friendship. First, without Cassia, Tiny, or Cassia's dad, Squeaky wouldn't have escaped the Manchus. Second, Cassia and Tiny were the only ones, besides Ducky, who Squeaky could have talked about the situation without getting in a serious problem. Thirdly, Cassia taught Squeaky how to stop clowning around and get serious. Finally, they greatly supported him through every problem. Importance of friendship was the main theme in Mountain Light.

Dragon Wings

Dragon Wings, by Laurence Yep, is a 245 paged novel telling the steps of Moon Shadow and Wind Rider creating a machine that can fly. The main characters are: Wind Rider, Moon Shadow, Uncle Bright Star, Black Dog, Miss Whitlaw, Robin, Lefty, White Deer, and Hand Clap. Moon Shadow comes to San Francisco to live with his father, Wind Rider. While living with the company Wind Rider explains he thinks he was a dragon in another life. Black Dog attacked Moon Shadow, which caused Wind Rider to fight him. Sadly, that also led Moon Shadow and Wind Rider having to move. They then met Miss Whitlaw and Robin, making a friendship for a while. Then, the great San Francisco Earthquake occurs, causing few people to help find the survivors. Sadly, every T,ang man was to leave giving Moon Shadow another new home. Wind Rider starts working on a project to fly, and before it’s done, their money is stolen by Black Dog. Everyone comes to help, yet the machine immediately crashed in the air. They accept what happened and feel very lucky. The most important setting is San Francisco.

The most important setting in Dragon Wings is San Francisco. First, it was where almost all the characters lived. Second, this was the area that had the great San Francisco earthquake occurred. Thirdly, this is where Wind Rider learned that the Wright brothers created the first flying machine. Lastly, there was a lot of discrimination over there. San Francisco is the most important setting in the novel.

Dragons Gate

Dragon’s Gate, by Lawrence Yep, is a 331 paged novel. Otter finally finds his chance of joining his father at the “golden” mountains. However, it isn’t how Otter thought it would be. There are many dangerous hazards, serious injuries, and hard work. This novel is recommended to anyone!