Shirley Temple Wong learns to embrace “double happiness” as she blends her new American life with that of her home country of China. Readers fall in love with Shirley and feel her pain as she struggles to make friends; they cheer for her successes, and laugh aloud as she learns the nuances of the English language. The miracle of baseball helps Shirley make friends and feel like part of America. She is a huge fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers and of Jackie Robinson specifically. Many parallels are drawn between Shirley and her hero, Jackie Robinson. Teach immigration and Chinese customs with this heart-warming story of Shirley Temple Wong.
