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Ng, Eva Wong, 1934-

Chinatown girl : the diary of Silvey Chan, Auckland, 1942 / Eva Wong Ng. - [Updated edition]. - Auckland, New Zealand : Scholastic, 2019. - 203 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - My New Zealand story. .

Novel for children.

"Set in 1942 in Auckland, New Zealand, in an area of the city known as Chinatown, where the descendants of the Chinese miners and market gardeners gathered together to maintain their culture and provide a sense of community. New Zealand is at war when Silvey starts her diary, but for Silvey this is just a backdrop to the main issues of her world - the closure of her school and the arrival of Chinese-American soldiers"--Publisher information.

ISBN: 9781775435778 1775435776

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1939-1945

Subjects--Topical Terms:
School closings--Juvenile fiction.
Chinese--New Zealand --Juvenile fiction.
Chinese Americans--Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--New Zealand --Juvenile fiction.
Diaries--Juvenile fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New Zealand

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Children's stories, New Zealand.
Diary fiction.
Historical fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: NZ823.2