On the Block: Stories of Home - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ellen OhSeries:We Need Diverse Books AnthologyTheme:Ethnic Orientation/MulticulturalAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2024-10-22Pages:208
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Crown Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9780593648445ISBN-10:593648447UPC:9780593648445Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories, Social Themes, Diversity & MulticulturalBook Topic:Emigration, Immigration & RefugeesSize:8.30 x 5.60 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.7Product ID:SCSBQ61V23
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes an inspiring middle-grade anthology that follows the loosely interconnected lives of multigenerational immigrant families, the residents at the Entrada apartment building. Edited by Ellen Oh, a founding member of WNDB. "The beauty of their shared home does not come from any single person, but instead from the sum of their experiences" -Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 12 Families. 12 Cultures. 1 Building. Welcome to the Entrada, home to these everyday Americans, including
Published in partnership with We Need Diverse Books, this anthology features award-winning authors Tracey Baptiste, David Bowles, Adrianna Cuevas, Sayantani DasGupta, Debbi Michiko Florence, Adam Gidwitz, Erin Entrada Kelly, Minh Lê, Ellen Oh, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, Andrea Wang, and Jasmine Warga. These inspiring stories celebrate family, friendship, culture, and American immigrant life today.
- the new kid on the block, who is both homesick and curious
- a Popsicle-bridge builder, a ghost hunter, and a lion dancer
- their families, friends, and neighbors from all around the world!
Published in partnership with We Need Diverse Books, this anthology features award-winning authors Tracey Baptiste, David Bowles, Adrianna Cuevas, Sayantani DasGupta, Debbi Michiko Florence, Adam Gidwitz, Erin Entrada Kelly, Minh Lê, Ellen Oh, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, Andrea Wang, and Jasmine Warga. These inspiring stories celebrate family, friendship, culture, and American immigrant life today.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Crown Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9780593648445ISBN-10:593648447UPC:9780593648445Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories, Social Themes, Diversity & MulticulturalBook Topic:Emigration, Immigration & RefugeesSize:8.30 x 5.60 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.7Product ID:SCSBQ61V23
Ellen Oh is an award-winning author and editor of middle-grade and young adult novels, including Haru, Zombie Dog Hero; Finding Junie Kim; The Dragon Egg Princess; the Spirit Hunters trilogy; and The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee. She has also edited and contributed to On the Block: Stories of Home, You Are Here: Connecting Flights and Flying Lessons & Other Stories. She is a founding member of We Need Diverse Books, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing diversity in children's literature. Ellen lives in Rockville, Maryland, with her husband, three human children, and two dog children.
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