In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

Charming and sweet, Shirley Temple Wong wins the readers' hearts in the first chapter when she suggests that her grandfather give her the American name of Uncle Sam. She receives Shirley Temple instead and sets sail for her new home in New York, where she discovers a land of new wonders: washing

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machines, refrigerators, skyscrapers, and a new language that sounds like "gurgling water." Small moments throughout the story continuously endear Shirley to the reader. While trying to imitate winking, her teacher mistakes her constant blinking for an eyesight problem, and when she asks her teacher about the girl Jackie Robinson, the reader laughs with the class, enjoying a moment that is only embarrassing on the surface. For once Shirley learns about Jackie Robinson, she discovers that the class had complimented her baseball skills. Delightfully entertaining and meaningful.
Classroom uses: topics for discussion include loneliness, identity, customs, friendship, & opportunity

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This is the story of a ten year old girl that grew up in China with a whole clan of family around her which was the custom. She then moves to America with her mother. They go there to live with her father who went before them. This story starts by introducing the chinese clan members and their

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customs used at New Year. They are celebrating the year of the boar. She leaves for America shortly after that celebration. She is called Sixth cousin or bandit at this home. At the celebration her Grandfather tells everyone that she can't go to America with such a name. from that time forward she is her American name: Shirley Temple Wong.

The story is told in her point of view. it tells of her struggles of new new world like the fact that she doesn't speak English. Or how the people looked different like the woman with no eyebrows. I think that Lord did a good job helping you visualize the things of China with the things of Brooklyn,NY. It was the year of the boar; it was the year of Jackie Robinson. I am not sure if I would recommend this book. I thought it had good detail but had a hard time reading it.

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Ten-year-old Bandit is excited when her grandfather announces to the family that she will be going with her mother to join her father in America. She must leave her clan and the only life she has known in China, but she is sure that moving to America will be an adventure. To celebrate, she chooses

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a new name—Shirley Temple Wong. Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams. Her new home is Brooklyn, New York. America is indeed a land full of wonders, but Shirley doesn't know any English, so it's hard to make friends. So one day she decided to play baseball, after that she loved the game. She started to make new friends after she hit a home run. When she went up to bat everyone would cheer her on and it made her feel like part of the group. It is 1947, and Jackie Robinson, star of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is everyone's hero. Jackie Robinson is proving that a black man, the grandson of a slave, can make a difference in America and for Shirley as well, on the ball field and off, America becomes the land of opportunity. When Jackie Robinson was invited to their school she was greatly honored to present him with the key to their school.

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1947 is the year of the boar in the Chinese calendar, and it's the year when 10 year-old Sixth Cousin and her mother leave Chungking to reunite with her father in their new Brooklyn home. Taking the name of Shirley Temple Wong to better fit in, she doesn't speak English and is smaller than her new

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classmates. All her attempts to make friends fail until she discovers baseball and the new star of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson.

Though it's a children's book, this is a good story about the difficulties of transitioning between cultures. We meet Shirley first in her very traditional extended Chinese home, where every member of the family is aware of the hierarchy, then see her try to figure out a place that has so little structure. It's based on the author's own arrival in America

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I loved how this story was told through the viewpoint of a young Chinese immigrant. It gave me a better understanding of how someone might feel moving to new country with a completely different language and culture. Shirley’s adjustment was often humorous, making this a fun book to read. I also

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liked that the book explained some of Chinese culture. When Shirley’s family learned that she would be moving to America, Shirley desperately wanted to know what was going on but knew she could not ask because it is not appropriate for children to ask questions in China. The message of this book is learning to adjust to new environments.

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Summary:The books main character is Shirley Timple Wong, who just recently moved to the united states from china. While trying to adapt to American culture, he Chinese culture and traditions are still being practiced at home. While she is still struggling at the new culture she has been introduced

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to she meets her American hero Jackie Robinson.

Personal reaction: I was first read this story while i was in the 4th grade. I loved it. It was a story i could relate to because Shirley was very optimistic. I looked at her character as a role model. I know how it feels to try to adapt to a new culture and this book explains it very well.

Classroom extensions:1) trading cards- each student will be presented index cards and on the cards they will put a picture and bios of the characters that were in the story. When you have the end product, they could use the cards to retail the stories.
2) the students will make their own Chinese calendar. while they make their calender, they would be learning what each animal represents on the calendar.

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A cute read! A little girl from China tries to learn about life in her new country, the United States, while keeping the traditions and memories of her old country, in the year of the Boar, 1947. It’s a good story! My issue with the book was that I was expecting more about Jackie Robinson, based

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on the title. He’s in here, but as just a part of Shirley Temple Wong’s new life. I wanted more! But if you’re looking for a good story about being in a new country, this will do!

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