On the Block Stories of Home |
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| Editor:
| Oh, Ellen |
| ISBN: | 978-0-593-64844-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2024 |
| Publisher: | Random House Children's Books
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| Imprint: | Crown Books For Young Readers |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $17.99 |
Book Description:
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From We Need Diverse Books comes an uplifting middle-grade anthology that follows the loosely interconnected lives of multigenerational immigrant families inhabiting 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 12 Families. 12...
More Description From We Need Diverse Books comes an uplifting middle-grade anthology that follows the loosely interconnected lives of multigenerational immigrant families inhabiting 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 12 Families. 12 Cultures. 1 Building. Welcome to the Entrada, home to these everyday Americans, including - 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.