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The Thing about Luck

The Thing about Luck( )
Author: Kadohata, Cynthia
ISBN:978-1-4711-1686-5
Publication Date:Jun 2013
Publisher:Simon & Schuster, Limited
Imprint:Simon & Schuster Children's
Book Format:Ebook
List Price:USD $5.28
Book Description:

'Kouun is "good luck" in Japanese, and one year my family had none of it.' Just when Summer thinks nothing else can possibly go wrong, an emergency whisks her parents away to Japan, right before harvest season. But the mortgage has to be paid, and so Summer's grandparents are going to help with harvest instead - taking Summer, her little brother Jaz and their dog Thunder with them. Obaachan and Jiichan are... well, they're old fashioned, and demanding. Between...
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Author Biography
Kadohata, Cynthia (Author)
Cynthia Kadohata was born on July 2, 1956. She is a Japanese American author of children's books. Kadohata won the Newbery Medal in 2005 for her title, Kira-Kira. She also won a PEN award in 2006 for Weedflower and in 2013 she won the U.S. National Book Award for The Thing About Luck.

Kadohata was born in Chicago, Illinois, and was a high school drop out. She attained a BA in Journalism from the University of Southern California and went on to attend graduate programs at the University of Pittsburgh and Columbia University.

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