Children & YA
The Puzzle of the Paper Daughter

by Kathryn Reiss
American Girl, March 2010, $6.95

In The Puzzle of the Paper Daughter by Kathryn Reiss, Julie Albright, the American Girl living in San Francisco in 1977, is drawn into a mystery that dates back some 50 years when she finds a scrap of paper with Chinese characters on it jammed into the lining of an old jacket. When she brings the paper to her Chinese friend’s family restaurant, Julie learns of the early days of Chinese immigration, and the “paper daughters” who had to memorize details of the lives of putative parents before they were allowed past Angel Island and into the United States. The mystery deepens when two dolls are stolen from the apartment over the restaurant. The trail leads from the old immigration center at Angel Island to Oakland, where old friends meet and a lost treasure is found. “A Peek into the Past” reveals the unhappy truths about Asian immigration in the early 20th century, and the fate of the Angel Island facility.

Roberta Rogow

reiss_puzzleofpaperdaughterAmerican Girl Julie Albright investigates a mystery centered on the early days of Chinese immigration, and the “paper daughters” who came through Angel Island on their way to the United States.

Teri Duerr
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by Kathryn Reiss
American Girl, March 2010, $6.95

Reiss
March 2010
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6.95
American Girl