An Ocean Apart: The Gold Mountain Diary of Chin Mei-Ling by Gillian Chan

An Ocean Apart: The Gold Mountain Diary of Chin Mei-Ling

Dear Canada

Gillian Chan

217 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade emotional reflective slow-paced
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Mei-ling and her father are struggling to pay the head tax that will allow her mother and brother, who are still living in China, to come to Canada. They must have that money before the impending Exclusion Act bars any more Chinese from immigratin...

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3.64
based on 145 reviews

Moods

emotional: 50%

informative: 50%

inspiring: 50%

challenging: 25%

hopeful: 25%

reflective: 25%

sad: 25%


Pace

66% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

50% of readers chose Plot
50% of readers chose Character
Plot
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose No
50% of readers chose N/A
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose No
No

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