Somewhere Among
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
25 April 2017
Summary
In this beautiful and haunting debut novel in verse, called “a tender piece on connectedness” in a starred review from Kirkus Reviews, a Japanese-American girl struggles with the loneliness of being caught between two worlds when the tragedy of 9⁄11 strikes an ocean away.
Eleven-year-old Ema has always been of two worlds–her father’s Japanese heritage and her mother’s life in America. She’s spent summers in California for as long as she can remember, but this year she and her mother are st…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781481437875 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1481437879 |
| Author: | Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu, Sonia Chaghatzbanian |
| Publisher: | Atheneum Books |
| Imprint: | Atheneum Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 25 April 2017 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 193mm x 130mm x 30mm |
About The Author
Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu
Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu’s debut novel Somewhere Among, based on life in a bicultural multi-generational home in Tokyo, won the Freeman Award, SCBWI Crystal Kite Award, Writers’ League of Texas Book Award, and was a Bank Street Best Book of the Year. She still lives in Tokyo, Japan, after raising two children and experiencing the 2011 earthquake and aftershocks. After inheriting the garden work from Great-grandfather and Grandfather, she has spent a lot more time gardening. It keeps her grounded.
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