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"Eleven-year-old Maizy Chen visits her estranged grandparents, who own and run a Chinese restaurant in Last Chance, Minnesota; as her visit lengthens, she makes unexpected discoveries about her family's history and herself."--
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Originally published in hardcover by Knopf in 2006. Pt. 1. No advantages. No advantages -- The view from Castle Rock -- Illinois -- The wilds of Morris Township -- Working for a living -- pt. 2. Home. Fathers -- Lying under the apple tree -- Hired girl -- The ticket -- Home -- What do you want to know for? -- Epilogue. Messenger.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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An epic, hilarious, and heartfelt adventure into the idea of family - where it begins and how far it goes - and what it has to tell us about our biology and our genetics, our tribes and our traditions, and our history and our future.
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Publisher
Clifford Archive
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
x,258 p. : ill., geneal. tables, maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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Looks deep into the twentieth-century history of this rural Vermont neighborhood to describe how it changed from a farm community to a modern semi-bedroom / second home community. The role of community organizations, work, housing, kinship, education, conflict, and personalities are also explored to show how the neighborhood adapted to new times.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
378 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Maud Newton's ancestors have vexed and fascinated her since she was a girl. Her mother's father, who came of age during the Great Depression in Texas, was supposedly married thirteen times, and survived being shot in the stomach by one of his wives. His father purportedly killed a man in the street with a hay hook, and later died in a mental institution. On her father's side, a Massachusetts ancestor was accused of being a witch, who cast sickness...
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Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Black History & Activism: Recommended Reading for MLK Day
DAML Black History Month - Youth
JTL BHM Children
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"The 1619 Project's lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States, thoughtfully rendered by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and Newbery honor-winning author Renée Watson. A young student receives a family tree assignment in school, but she can only trace back three generations. Grandma gathers the whole family, and the student learns that 400 years...
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