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 | In the Year of the Boar and Study Guide for the book by Bette Bao Lord
Grade Level: 4-6
Setting: 1947, China and New York
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In the year 1947, Shirley Temple Wong and her mother receive a letter from her father. He asks them to come and join him in New York City where he has been working and preparing a home for them. New York is a long way from Chungking, China, but Shirley is excited that her family will be together again at last.
To Shirley, America is a strange new country, but she is anxious to prove to her parents–and to herself– that she can adapt. Although she receives a warm welcome at her new school, Shirley has trouble making friends. She doesn’t speak English well, and she doesn’t understand many of the customs.
Then Shirley discovers baseball, and she learns about Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play baseball in the major leagues. Shirley begins to understand that America really is a land of opportunity, and that– in America– one person can make a difference.