The Key Collection

Cheng, Andrea; Choi, Yangsook [Illustrator]

ISBN 10: 0805071539 / ISBN 13: 9780805071535

Published by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2003

About this Item

Sorry, No international shipping on this item.Ex-Library hardcover in very nice condition with the usual markings and attachments. Except for library markings, interior clean and unmarked. Tight binding.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Key Collection
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805071539
• ISBN 13: 9780805071535
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Choi, Yangsook
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 17 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

An intergenerational and cross-cultural story of love and friendship.

The lines around Ni Ni’s eyes were deeper than before. Her hair was thin and grey. I wanted to tell her that she didn’t have to move. She didn’t have to move at all. Nobody would make her. We could explain to Auntie Helen that she was not ready. Not yet. Not for a long while.

Xiao Jimmy’s Grandma Ni Ni is his favorite person in all the world. Ni Ni cooks delicious jiao zi, teaches Jimmy Chinese characters, and always has wonderful stories and fascinating objects—like the key collection—to share with him. So when Jimmy learns that Ni Ni must move far away to California, he feels he’s losing his best friend. In time, however, Jimmy discovers there are ways to bridge distance, and to make new friends in the process.

This warm and reassuring novel explores a special relationship that crosses cultures and generations, and holds strong when tested.

About the Author

Andrea Cheng is the author of the picture book Grandfather Counts, and the middle-grade novel Marika. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her family.

Yangsook Choi is the illustrator of Rice Is Life and Nim and the War Effort, as well as New Cat. Born and raised in Korea, she now lives in New York City.