num_pages: 320
description: In the Wyoming territory in 1885, life is tough, especially for Michael Purdy. An outcast in the small town of Rock Springs, he's either bullied and bloodied, or ignored. Michael feels he might as well be a ghost in this rough coal-mining town. But life is even harder for Joseph Young, a Chinese American boy and Michael's secret ally. Despised by the white miners, the Chinese work in dangerous conditions, struggling against poverty and racism. Still, Joseph yearns to be a "real American" -- a dream his father and the other Chinese laborers can't understand. When the town's growing resentment toward the Chinese explodes, Michael and Joseph must test their unlikely friendship and trust each other with their lives.
language: English
title: The Traitor
titlecomplete: The Traitor (Golden Mountain Chronicles, #4)
genres: Chapter Books, Historical Fiction, Social Justice, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Asian Literature, The United States Of America, China
ratings_count: 119
series: Golden Mountain Chronicles
publisher: HarperCollins