Description
Fourteen-year-old Bing-wing Chan must conquer his fear of ghosts as his father?'s gambling debts force him to dig for human bones in a graveyard and then to work as a houseboy in a haunted house. Set in Vancouver's Chinatown, The Bone Collector's Son is a moving study of racism and the struggle of Chinese immigrants at the turn of the century.
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age:
- 10 to 13
- Grade:
- 4 to 7
- Reading age:
- 9 to 12
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Librarian review
The Bone Collector’s Son
Award-winning author Paul Yee tells the tale of how ghosts haunt Bing and his bone-collector father after they dig up the bones of a murdered Chinese worker.
More than a ghost story, this novel invites readers to empathize with Bing-wing Chan, who resents his father for his bad habits and for his job as a bone collector which requires him to digs up skeletons of deceased Chinese. Paul Yee is an important author giving voice to the Chinese experience, and this title is valuable in helping students understand the history and culture of Chinese immigrants. I recommend that teachers organize an author study of this title, along with other titles by the award-winning author.
Source: Association of Canadian Publishers. Top Grade Selection 2016.
