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The Forbidden Temptation of Baseball


No. of pages 256

Published: 2017

Great for age 7-10 years

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A Chinese boy struggles to adapt to American lifeand discovers baseball. Despite his impulsive and curious nature, twelve-year-old Leon is determined to follow the Emperors rulesto live with an American family, study hard, and return home to modernize China. But he also must keep the braid that shows his loyaltyand resist such forbidden American temptations as baseball. As Leon overcomes teasing and makes friends, his elder brother becomes increasingly alienated. Eventually, Leon faces a tough decision, torn between his loyalty to his birth countryand his growing love for his new home. The Forbidden Temptation of Baseball is a lively, poignant, and nuanced novel based on a little-known episode from history, when 120 boys were sent to New England by the Emperor of China in the 1870s. This story dramatizes both the rigid expectations and the wrenching alienation felt by many foreign children in America todayand richly captures that tension between love and hate that is culture shock. It gives American readers a glimpse into what it feels like to be a foreigner in the United States and will spark thoughtful discussions.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 10-14 years.

There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published in 2017 by SparkPress .

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Newbery Award
The Newbery Medal, named after 18th-century British bookseller John Newbery, is one of the most prestigious awards in children's literature. Established in 1922 by the American Library Association (ALA), the Newbery Medal is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished American children's book published in the previous year. The award committee evaluates nominees based on literary quality, originality, presentation, and relevance to childrens literature. The book should demonstrate excellence in narrative and character development, as well as appeal to the intended audience. In addition to the medal winner, the committee also designates several Honor Books each year. These titles are recognized for their merit and are considered outstanding contributions to childrens literature, though they do not receive the medal.

Waterstones Children's Book Award - Fiction - Younger Readers
This book was recognised in the Fiction - Younger Readers category by the Waterstones Children's Book Award.

Carnegie Medal
This book was recognised by the Carnegie Award. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people.