Pao Summary
Kerry Young

Everything you need to understand or teach Pao by Kerry Young.

  • Pao Summary & Study Guide
  • 30 Pao Lessons
  • 20 Activities
  • 180 Multiple Choice Questions
  • 60 Short Essay Questions
  • 20 Essay Questions
  • Pre-Made Tests and Quizzes
  • ...and more

Pao Summary

This historically-based novel is the story of Pao, a Chinese immigrant to Jamaica who, after taking over his mentor's organized crime syndicate and struggling for decades to achieve and maintain a position of status, comes to realize that there are other forms of status that are more important. As Pao comes to a place of redemption for his career-long personal and professional misdemeanors, the narrative also explores themes related to the...

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Lesson Plan

Pao Lesson Plans contain 97 pages of teaching material, including: