A Faithful Reading Partner:

About the Book

A welcome addition to dual language literature, the story is about growing up among the Hakka people in Taiwan. In order to succeed, it is important for children to have a reading partner. But in this case, it is a dog with which the children develop deep friendships as they share their books with him. A sub-current to the main story is one of being a minority within a minority and success, which though longed for, inevitably contains sadness wrapped within its joy.

About the Author

Currently, she is an assistant professor at Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, USA, where she teaches children and adolescent literature. She has enjoyed teaching preservice teachers how to create stories and how to help children develop a love of reading.