Laurence Yep - Dragonwings

Pros: An inspired (and inspiring) story and a brilliant evocation of early 20th Century San Francisco.
Cons: Crickets chirp.

It's a cold Saturday afternoon, as Stew and I walk home against the wind on the newly poured sidewalks, already lined with crumbling brown maple leaves, already decorated with stray spray-paint scribbles. Stew points this out. In my hand, I'm ...

Pros: A very inspirational and sensitive novel, I love it!
Cons: There is nothing I did not like about this book.

This is an inspirational story about a boy named Moon Shadow. He came over to America from China to meet his father and make money in hopes to bring his mother over, too. His father is a kite maker and lives in a building with The Company, a company run by him and some friends. Many things happen to them and eventually, they make a flying machine with the help of the Wright brothers, who just flew a plane for about 17 minutes that year. I'll leave the rest of the story for you to read yourself.