Chinatown Girl: the Diary of Silvey Chan, Auckland, 1942
By (Author) Eva Wong Ng
Scholastic New Zealand Limited
Scholastic New Zealand
23rd May 2005
New Zealand
Children
Fiction
Short-listed for New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards: Junior Fiction 2006
Paperback
192
New Zealand is at war when Silvey starts her diary but for Silvey this is just a backdrop to the main issues of her world - the closure of her school and the arrival of Chinese-American soldiers. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.