Summary
“If ever there was a book primed to show American children why families from other countries are often desperate to reach our shores, this is it.” -Booklist (starred review) “A timely reminder about conditions in our current world.” -The Horn Book “A worthy introduction to an important slice of history.” -Kirkus Reviews
Through the eyes of twelve-year-old Lorraine, this “moving personal story” (Booklist, starred review) from the award-winning author of Hidden and Hush
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781481477505 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1481477501 |
| Author: | Donna Jo Napoli |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2019 |
| Weight: | 184g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 130mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Donna Jo Napoli
Donna Jo Napoli is the acclaimed and award-winning author of many novels, both fantasies and contemporary stories. She won the Golden Kite Award for Stones in Water in 1997. Her novel Zel was named an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, a Publishers Weekly Best Book, a Bulletin Blue Ribbon, and a School Library Journal Best Book, and a number of her novels have been selected as ALA Best Books. She is a professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, where she lives with her husband.
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