In this prequel to the popular Shu-Li and Tamara and Shu-Li and Diego Paul Yee recounts further adventures of Shu-Li just as she moves into her new home on Commercial Drive, Vancouver. She has trouble adjusting to her new neighbourhood, but finds surprising help from a "magic" pear tree in the back garden.
Paul Yee
Governor General Award-winning author Paul Yee was born in Saskatchewan and raised in Chinatown in Vancouver. He moved to Toronto in 1988 where he still lives. He is one of Canada's most celebrated writers for young people as well as for adults.
Shaoli Wang
Born and raised in Qing Dao, China, Shaoli Wang has won great acclaim for her paintings and has exhibited widely. She now lives in British Columbia where she teaches art to children. She has illustrated several books written by Paul Yee for Tradewind, including the best-selling Chinese Fairy Tale Feasts and Bamboo.
"Shu Li and the Magic Pear Tree is a worthy addition to Paul Yee's "Shu Li" series as it broadens the narrative universe established in his previous two books by building upon other aspects of the characters' community."
Recommended."
— CM Magazine
On the CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens list for spring 2018
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