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Asian Heritage in Canada
Authors
Ye, Ting-xing
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Ting-xing Ye was born in Shanghai
in 1952. She earned a degree in English literature from Beijing
University. Prior to coming to Canada in 1987 as a visiting
scholar at York University, Ye worked as an English interpreter
for the Chinese government. Ye now lives in Orillia, Ontario
with her partner William Bell. |
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Fiction (Juvenile/YA)
Mountain Girl, River Girl: A Novel
Toronto: Puffin Canada, 2008.
Publisher's Synopsis
[This is] the story of Pan-pan and Shui-lian, two teenage girls born miles apart in rural China. Driven by dreams of adventure and of an escape from poverty and isolation, each girl makes the difficult decision to leave home for a better life. Pan-pan, quiet and determined, leaves the mountain village and heads for Beijing, while Shui-lian, the fiery and rebellious "river girl," sets her sights on Shanghai.
Beset by unimagined challenges and perils, their dreams unravelling, they happen upon each other and form a deep friendship ... |
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Fiction (Juvenile, Picture
book)
Share the Sky
Art by Suzane Langlois.
Toronto: Annick Press, 1999.
Publisher's Synopsis (from its website)
...Share the Sky tells the story
of a young girl, Fei-fei, who must leave her home in China
and join her parents in North America. She looks forward to
the reunion, but the thought of a new country with strange
people and customs is scary and a little overwhelming. Imagine
her joy when she discovers that her love of flying kites high
in the sky is shared on the other side of the world.
Awards and Honours
The Year's Best List (Resource Links)
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Fiction (Juvenile,
Picture book)
Three Monks, No Water
Art by Harvey Chan.
Toronto: Annick Press, 1997.
Publisher's Synopsis (from its website)
In Three Monks, No Water, each
monk believes that the other two should be responsible for
fetching water, until a fire at the temple inspires co-operation
and insight.
Awards and Honours
Outstanding From a Learning Perspective Honor (Parent's
Council) |
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Fiction (Juvenile,
Novel)
Throwaway Daughter
With William Bell.
Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2003.
Publisher's Synopsis
Abandoned on the steps of a Chinese orphanage and adopted
by a Canadian family, Grace Parker is haunted by the cold
fact that she was unwanted, and she spurns her Chinese heritage--until
the day she witnesses, on television, the massacre of student
protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
Thus begins Grace's personal journey, a quest that takes her
to China in search of her birth parents, and leads to a discovery
that will change her life forever.
Awards and Honours
2004 White Pine Award--Ontario
Library Association (Nominated) |
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Fiction (Juvenile,
Picture book)
Weighing the Elephant
Art by Suzane Langlois.
Toronto: Annick Press, 1998.
Publisher's Synopsis (from its website)
[This] is an original tale that presents a riddle to challenge
young readers: how do you weigh an elephant?
Awards and Honours
1998? Honor Title (Storytelling World)
1998? Mr Christie Book Award (Finalist) |
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Fiction (Juvenile,
Chapter book)
White Lily
Illustrations by Bernadette Lau.
Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2000.
Toronto: Seal Books, 2003.
Synopsis (from author's website)
White Lily is the tale of a Qing
Dynasty girl who tries to rebel against the ancient custom
of foot binding.
Awards and Honours
2002 Rocky Mountain Children's Choice Award (Winner)
2004 Golden Oak Award--Ontario
Library Association (Nominated) |
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Anthology (Memoir, Juvenile)
Ye, Ting-Xing. "Permission to Work." In Piece by Piece: Stories About Fitting Into Canada, edited by Teresa Toten. Toronto: Puffin Canada, 2010, 163-174.
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Non-fiction (Memoir)
A Leaf in the Bitter Wind: A Memoir
Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 1997.
7th floor HN733.5
.Y42 1997 |
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Non-fiction (Memoir, Juvenile)
My Name is Number 4: A True Story
Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2007.
6th floor DS779.29 .Y4 A3 2007
Abridgement of A Leaf in the Bitter Wind.
Publisher's Synopsis
Here is the true story of fourteen-year-old Ting-xing's tumultuous life turned upside down by China's Cultural Revolution. After the death of both her parents, Ting-xing and her four siblings endure the brutality of Red Guard attacks on their schools and even their house as they struggle against poverty and hunger. At sixteen, Ting-xing is exiled to a prison farm far from home. |
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