tendergalaxy

4 years ago

he Iron Dragon Never Sleeps, by Stephen Krensky, wants to put into your mind that strangers can come and seriously change how you think. In 1867, Winnie was staying at Cisco, California, for the summer. There, she met a Chinese tea carrier named Lee Cheng, who was working for the Pacific Railroad. They were going to meet up with the Central Railroad to create the Transcontinental one. They became friends by randomly seeing each other, but the Chinese Workers started up a week-long strike, complaining about the dreadful working hours. Before, Americans had thought that Chinese loved to work on the railroad. Winnie needed to decide which side she was on, and why. Later, the revolt had been put down, and the Chinese earned two more dollars a month. Now, they thought that the Chinese didn’t love work nearly as much as they expected. Finally, in 1869, the railroad was finally completed. I recommend this fictional story placed in a real setting for boys and girls grades third to fourth.