Li on Angel Island by Veeda Bybee
Author:Veeda Bybee [Bybee, Veeda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Angel Island; immigration; Asian immigrants; 19th century immigration; #OwnVoices; Smithsonian historical fiction; fiction for grades 3-6; discrimination; racism; chapter books
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2020-06-16T00:00:00+00:00
Hon looked up from his plate. âSometimes at home, we had to eat grass because there was nothing to eat. Iâll take this over weeds any day.â He paused. âItâs why my mother spent all our savings for me to come to America. This food is better than no food at all.â
Li thought about what Hon was doing for a better life. She knew he would also work and send money back home to his family once he got to the mainland. He was risking everything just to put food on the table.
Li placed her spoon down. âYou will pass the test, Hon. Letâs practice some more.â
Just then, they heard the steady stomping of feet. The men were walking by the dining hall!
Li quickly got up. She pretended to throw something away and stood near the door so she could hear better.
The rumble of deep voices filled the air. Li listened for Puckâs voice. She worried that she wouldnât hear it. Maybe his test had gone badly yesterday. He could be on a ship headed back to China right now!
Then Li heard a familiar laugh. She could recognize this voice across an island. Puck was here. Li felt relief that her brother was still being questioned and had not been sent back.
âDonât forget the oranges!â Puck said.
Li leaned closer to hear more, but there was no other message.
Oranges? she thought as the steps faded away. What is the importance of oranges?
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