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To escape the problems of being poor and Chinese, Donald begins to cut school to climb the George Washington Bridge where he meets Wingman, a sort of Chinese Superman. No library descriptions found. |
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Donald Chen (at school) is Chen Chi-Wing or Ah-Wing at home. He is the only Chinese student in his New York City school. Pinkwater describes his life, the real and fantasy parts both, in the same straightforward way. As Donald's life gets better, the fantasy lessens. ( )