1421 : The Year China Discovered America Whitney Award for Best Youth Fiction (2013) and loving Him with all

and loving Him with all my heart

Our Virtues

how their fates intertwine

Huck Finn and Jim

A lonely boy's yearing for belonging and his gradual acceptance of his homosexuality mirrors Japan's desire to be equals with other world powers while remaining true to its unique spirit

1421 : The Year China Discovered America Whitney Award for Best Youth Fiction (2013) and loving Him with allOn 3 8 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China. Its mission was "to proceed all the way to the ends of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas" & unite the whole world in Confucian harmony. When it returned in 10 1423, the emperor had fallen, leaving China in political & economic chaos. The great ships were left to rot at their moorings. Most records of their journeys were destroyed. Lost in China's