Jakarta Missing by Jane Kurtz. (2001) Reading Level: Ages 9-12. 272 pages. Greenwillow/
HarperCollins. ISBN: 0060294019. $15.95. |
Booklist: Jakarta Missing
by Jane Kurtz
A prominent theme in Jakarta Missing
is that of culture shock. Each of the books on the following list deal,
in some way, with difficulties in assimilating into a culture that is
new to the character.
- Ada, Alma Flor My Name is Maria Isabel. (1995) Aladdin paperbacks. Ages 9-12. ISBN: 068980217X.
- Berg, Lois Anne An Eritrean Family (1997) Lerner Publications. Ages 9-12. 56 pages. ISBN: 0822597551.
- Berry, James Ajeemah and His Son. (1994) HarperTrophy. Ages Young Adult. 96 pages. ISBN: 0064405230.
- Creech, Sharon Bloomability(1998) HarperCollins. Ages 9-12. 273 pages. ISBN: 0060269936.
- Estes, Eleanor The Hundred Dresses (1994) Harcourt. Ages 9-12. ISBN: 0152373748.
- Ferris, Jean Of Sound Mind (2001) Farrar Straus Giroux. Ages Young Adult. 224 pages. ISBN: 0374355800.
- Gilson, Jamie Hello, My Name is Scrambled Eggs (1985) Lothrop Lee & Shepard. Ages 9-12. 150 pages. ISBN: 0688040950.
- Gogol, Sara A Mien Family (1996) Lerner Publications. Ages 9-12. 56 pages. ISBN: 0822597454.
- Hicyilmaz, Gaye The Frozen Waterfall (1994) Farrar Straus Giroux. Ages Young Adult. ISBN: 0822597454.
- Howlett, Bud I'm New Here (1993) Houghton Mifflin. Ages 9-12 photo essay. 32 pages. ISBN: 0395640490.
- Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane Hoang Anh: A Vietnamese American Boy (1992) Holiday House. Ages 9-12 illustrated non-fiction. 30 pages. ISBN: 0823409481.
- Hurwitz, Johanna Class President (1991) Scholastic/Pearson. Ages 9-12. ISBN: 0590440640.
- Lord, Bette Bao In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson (1986) HarperTrophy. Ages 9-12. 169 pages. ISBN: 0064401758.
- Medina, Jane My Name is Jorge: On Both Sides of the River (1999) Boyds Mills Press. Ages 9-12 poetry. 48 pages. ISBN: 1563978113.
- Murphy, Jim Pick and Shovel Poet: The Journeys of Pascal D'Angelo (2000) Clarion. Ages 9-12. 162 pages poetry. ISBN: 0395776104.
- Na, An A Step From Heaven (2001) Front Street. Ages Young Adult. 156 pages. ISBN: 1886910588.
- Namioka, Lensey Yang the Eldest and His Odd Jobs (2002) Yearling Books. Ages 9-12. 128 pages. ISBN: 044041802X.
- Namioka, Lensey Yang the Second and Her Secret Admirers (2000) Yearling Books. Ages 9-12. 144 pages. ISBN: 0440416418.
- Namioka, Lensey Yang the Third and Her Impossible Family (1999 reissue) Yearling Books. Ages 9-12. ISBN: 0440412315.
- Namioka, Lensey Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear (1994) Yearling Books. Ages 9-12. 144 pages. ISBN: 0440409179.
- Nye, Naomi Shihab Habibi (1999) Pocket Books. Ages 9-12. 271 pages. ISBN: 0689825234.
- Strom, Yale Quilted Landscape: Conversations With Young Immigrants (1996) Simon & Schuster. Ages 9-12 non-fiction. ISBN: 0689800746
- Surat, Michele. Angel Child, Dragon Child (1989) Scholastic Trade. Ages 9-12 picture book. ISBN: 0689800746.
- Wong, Jade Snow Fifth Chinese Daughter (1989) State of Washington Press. Ages 9-12. 246 pages. ISBN: 0295968265.
- Yep, Laurence American Dragons: Twenty-Five Asian American Voices (1995) HarperTrophy. Ages Young Adult. ISBN: 0064406032 .
- Yep, Laurence Child of the Owl (1990 reprint) HarperTrophy. Ages Young Adult. 288 pages. ISBN: 006440336X.
- Yep, Laurence Dragonwings: Golden Mountain Chronicles, 1903. (1989 25th Anniversary edition) HarperTrophy. Ages 9-12. 248 pages. ISBN: 0064400859
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