A Faithful Reading Partner

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.