
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