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This acclaimed book by sherry garland is available at in several formats for your ereader. Born in 1948 in the rio grande valley, sherry garland was one of nine children in a family of fifthgeneration texans. Sherry garland is the awardwinning author of more than thirty books for children, teens and adults. See all 10 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. It is absolutely amazing with just enough detail and an interesting tale of somewhat modern times 1990s and will make you connect with the protagonist, danny as if he was real. Danny vo is the americanized son of two immigrants, while his cousin sang le, a recent refugee who moves in with the vo family, has a hard time adjusting to his new country. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Shadow of the dragon kindle edition by sherry garland author visit amazons sherry garland page. The book is great for learning about people who come to america from differen.
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It chronicles danny vo and nguyen sang le, two ethnic vietnamese living in houston. Shadow of the dragon asian american literature circles. Sherry garland high school sophomore danny vo tries to resolve the conflict between the values of his vietnamese. Sherry garland has 30 books on goodreads with 20 ratings. Sherry garlands most popular book is a line in the sand.
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