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An ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book
After a classmate commits suicide, Kana Goldberg—a half-Japanese, half-Jewish American—wonders who is responsible. She and her cliquey friends said some thoughtless things to the girl. Hoping that Kana will reflect on her behavior, her parents pack her off to her mother's ancestral home in Japan for the summer. There Kana spends hours under the hot sun tending to her family's mikan orange groves.
Kana's mixed heritage makes it hard to fit in at first, especially under the critical eye of her traditional grandmother, who has never accepted Kana's father. But as the summer unfolds, Kana gets to know her relatives, Japan, and village culture, and she begins to process the pain and guilt she feels about the tragedy back home. Then news about a friend sends her world spinning out of orbit all over again.

Kindle Book
- Release date: February 22, 2011
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780375898341
- Release date: February 22, 2011
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780375898341
- File size: 4534 KB
- Release date: February 22, 2011

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Levels
ATOS Level:6.5
Lexile® Measure:0
Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
Text Difficulty:5
An ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book
After a classmate commits suicide, Kana Goldberg—a half-Japanese, half-Jewish American—wonders who is responsible. She and her cliquey friends said some thoughtless things to the girl. Hoping that Kana will reflect on her behavior, her parents pack her off to her mother's ancestral home in Japan for the summer. There Kana spends hours under the hot sun tending to her family's mikan orange groves.
Kana's mixed heritage makes it hard to fit in at first, especially under the critical eye of her traditional grandmother, who has never accepted Kana's father. But as the summer unfolds, Kana gets to know her relatives, Japan, and village culture, and she begins to process the pain and guilt she feels about the tragedy back home. Then news about a friend sends her world spinning out of orbit all over again.

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Publisher:
Random House Children's Books
Awards:Kindle Book
Release date: February 22, 2011
OverDrive Read
ISBN: 9780375898341
Release date: February 22, 2011
EPUB ebook
ISBN: 9780375898341
File size: 4534 KB
Release date: February 22, 2011
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Creators
- Holly Thompson - Author
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Formats
Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
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Languages
English
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Levels
ATOS Level: 6.5
Lexile® Measure: 0
Interest Level: 6-12(MG+)
Text Difficulty: 5
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