Bridge Across the Sky
$30.83
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2026
Summary
A “lyrical and introspective” historical novel in verse about a Chinese teen who immigrates to the United States with his family and endures mistreatment at the Angel Island Immigration Station while trying to navigate his own course in a new world.
Tai Go and his family have crossed an ocean wider than a thousand rivers, joining countless other Chinese immigrants in search of a better life in the United States. Instead, they’re met with hostility and racism. Empowered by the Chinese …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781665948609 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1665948604 |
| Author: | Freeman Ng |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 304g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 140mm x 210mm |
| Audience Age: | 14-99 |
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Critics Review
★ “A vivid verse novel inspired by the anonymous poems of Chinese detainees found at Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco… . Ng examines the history of white imperialism and racism through lyrical and introspective verse, while conversational dialogue fosters intimacy and immediacy with contemporary readers.” – Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
“… offers an intimate look at the sometimes-distraught, sometimes-hopeful experience many real-life Chinese immigrants lived. Ng brings a visceral sense to the captives’ ordeals, sometimes juxtaposing them with the accounts of staff … Fans of Margarita Engle’s The Lightning Dreamer (2013) and similar historical novels in verse infused with political and social struggles as well as hope will enjoy this rich story.” – Booklist
“This historical novel in verse is superb, conveying the magnitude of disrespect, hatred, and racist practices Chinese immigrants had to endure.” – School Library Journal
“Despair and hope mingle in this free-verse novel set in the Angel Island detention center in 1924… . A vivid depiction of a lesser-known chapter in U.S history.” – Kirkus Reviews * 6/1/24 *
Freeman Ng
Freeman Ng is a former Google software engineer who’s now writing full time. Though he lived most of his life a twenty-minute ferry ride from Angel Island and his father entered the country through a process similar to the one described in Freeman’s Bridge Across the Sky (except through Seattle), he never thought about the station and its history until he heard about the poems on the walls. Then he knew he had to write about them, and that it had to be in verse.
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