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Newly arrived from Kazakhstan, twelve-year-old Maya Alazova resents the way her mother babies her brother, but when she leaves her English Language Learner program for mainstream classes and has to deal with a boy, a bully, and conflict at home, she finds her brother can help with their new culture in ways their parents can't.
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Jean Davies Okimoto is the recipient of many awards including the ALA Best Books for Young Adults Award, the Parents' Choice Award, the Green Earth Book Award and is the author of two Smithsonian Notable Books.
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Okimoto explores the world of kids in middle school years . . .with laser-like clarity and a huge dose of tenderness. This book will leave students saying, "Hey, that is exactly me!" --Dan Coles, Literacy Manager, Seattle Public Schools
In this illuminating, beautifully told story, an immigrant teen and her Kazakh family. . . pay with hard labor and heartaches for the chance to live the American dream. --Rayna Holtz, Teen Services, Literacy/ESL Librarian, King County Library System
Okimoto creates a realistic scenario with warmly drawn characters. . . a great book and very needed in this time of new prejudices against people from other cultures. --C J Bott, President Elect 2011, Assembly of Literature for Adolescents of NCTE
I really identified with Maya and her struggles. . . It is definitely a book I'd recommend to any student at that stage in life. --Jenni Wilke, Books by the Way
In this illuminating, beautifully told story, an immigrant teen and her Kazakh family. . . pay with hard labor and heartaches for the chance to live the American dream. --Rayna Holtz, Teen Services, Literacy/ESL Librarian, King County Library System
Okimoto creates a realistic scenario with warmly drawn characters. . . a great book and very needed in this time of new prejudices against people from other cultures. --C J Bott, President Elect 2011, Assembly of Literature for Adolescents of NCTE
I really identified with Maya and her struggles. . . It is definitely a book I'd recommend to any student at that stage in life. --Jenni Wilke, Books by the Way
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- PublisherEndicott & Hugh Books
- Publication date2011
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- ISBN 13 9780982316740
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