| Something about America Contributor(s): Testa, Maria (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763634158 ISBN-13: 9780763634155 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: "Maria Testa uses spare verse to tell a poignant story about a child touched by war. . . . An excellent choice for classroom discussion." -- BOOKLIST The thirteen-year-old from Kosova thinks of herself as a typical American schoolgirl. But for her parents, moving to Maine was just a sad necessity, a way to escape from war and find medical care for a daughter scarred up to her chin. But then a hateful event changes everything -- forcing residents old and new to reexamine what it means to be an American. A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age A Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Assimilation |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 5.02" W x 7.94" (0.25 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Maria Testa uses. . . . verse to tell a poignant story about a child touched by war. . . . An excellent choice for classroom discussion. -- Booklist The thirteen-year-old from Kosova thinks of herself as a typical American schoolgirl. But for her parents, moving to Maine was just a sad necessity, a way to escape from war and find medical care for a daughter scarred up to her chin. But then a hateful event changes everything -- forcing residents old and new to reexamine what it means to be an American. A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age A Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year |