Molly by Any Other Name - Hardcover

9780590429931: Molly by Any Other Name
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A teenage Asian girl who has been adopted by non-Asian parents decides to find out who her biological parents are.

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Jean Davies Okimoto is the recipient of the American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults Award, the International Reading Association's Reader's Choice Award, the IRA/CBC Young Adults' Choice Award, the Parents' Choice Award, the Washington Governor's Award, the Maxwell Medallion for Best Children's Book of the Year, and is the author of two Smithsonian Notable Books.
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Grade 7-10-- Molly, 17, is an Asian-American who was adopted as an infant by Caucasian parents. Having lived unquestioningly with her curiosity about her birth parents, she decides to try and locate them. At first her adoptive parents are hurt and angry, but they eventually decide to support her and to accompany her when she meets her birth mother and half-brother. Molly's best friend, Roland, also an Asian-American, boosts her morale through most of this process, but then seems to be interested in someone else. By the book's end, their relationship has grown from friendship to love. Arranged in three sections, the story relates Molly's search, her birth mother's reactions, and their eventual meeting. Much like Hadley Irwin's Kim/Kimi (McElderry, 1987), the main character finds she is of Japanese-Canadian descent. Okimoto's treatment of the subject, however, does a far better job of describing the feelings and emotions of the characters, particularly the adults. A book that goes beyond the adoption topic to encompass family feelings and dynamics. --Bonnie L. Raasch, C. B. Vernon Middle School, Marion, IA
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  • PublisherScholastic
  • Publication date1990
  • ISBN 10 0590429930
  • ISBN 13 9780590429931
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages276
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