The China Coin

NCACL Cultural Diversity Database

Title

The China Coin

Author

Baillie, Allan

Publisher, Date

Penguin Books Australia, 1991

Audience

Secondary

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Annotation

Leah's mother, Joan, is Chinese and her father is Scottish. They travel to China to search for her family and to find the other half of an ancient coin left by Joan's father. The turmoil of Tiananmen Square causes Leah to look closely at her cultural background.
Key Concepts
1. Conflict
2. Family
3. Social Justice