Title

A Ghost in My Suitcase

Author

Wang, Gabrielle

Publisher

Puffin Books

Published Date

2009

Annotation

Celeste is 12-years-old when she travels to China to return her mother’s ashes to her homeland. Through her grandmother, she learns cultural traditions, a secret about her father, and befriends her grandmother’s adopted child, Ting Ting.

Key Concepts

Cross cultural relations, Cultural traditions, Family

Audience

Upper primary, Secondary

AC Links/EYLF

English, Geography, HASS, ACELA1500, ACELA1502, ACELT1608, ACELT1609, ACELT1610, ACELT1612, ACELA1515, ACELA1518, ACELT1613, ACELT1614, ACHASSK138, ACHASSK139, ACHASSK140, ACHASSK141