byKarenWilliamsillustratedbyJoanneRenaudbyKarenWilliamsillustratedbyJoanneRenaudCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN10:0-15-350511-7ISBN13:978-0-15-350511-9OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350334-3(Grade4Below-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350334-4(Grade4Below-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357500-X(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357500-6(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891017912111009080706Mymotherandfathersmiled.ThethreeofushadjustwalkedoutoftheimmigrationstationonAngelIsland.Wehadbeenthereforaweek,waitingforourinterrogation.Thenitwasourturntobequestioned,andithadgonewell.Weknewwehaddonenothingwrong.Butwewerestillworriedthatwewouldbeaccusedofsomething.NowwewerefreetogoandliveintheUnitedStates.“Fromherewewilltakeaboat,ChunTeng,”myfathersaidtome.3MyfatherknewhowtodothingshereinAmerica.HefirstcametotheUnitedStatesin1908.LaterhereturnedtoChinaandmarriedmymother.Then,theyhadme.Afterthat,hereturnedtotheUnitedStatesalone.Heworkedhard,savedhismoney,andusedittoopenhisowngrocerystore.Itwasnow1922.MyfatherhadclosedthegrocerystoresohecouldreturntoChinatogetus.HewasfinallyabletobringustoAmerica.4WerodeontheferryboattoSanFrancisco.Myfatherhadtoldmetha...
