Something About America

Type

Book

Authors

Maria Testa

ISBN 10

0763634158

ISBN 13

9780763634155

Tags

New Experiences, Prejudice & Racism, Poetry, Explore the World, Being a Teen

Description

"Maria Testa uses spare verse to tell a poignant story about a child touched by war. . . . An excellent choice for classroom discussion." — BOOKLISTThe 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 AgeA Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year - from Amzon

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