| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xi, 224 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents |
First crossing / Pam Muņoz Ryan -- Second culture kids / Dian Curtis Regan -- My favorite chaperone / Jean Davies Okimoto -- They don't mean it! / Lensey Namioka -- Pulling up stakes / David Lubar -- Lines of scrimmage / Elsa Marston -- The Swede / Alden R. Carter -- The rose of sharon / Marie G. Lee -- Make Maddie mad / Rita Williams-Garcia -- The green armchair / Minfong Ho. |
| Indexed In: |
Booklist, November 2004 |
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Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 2005 |
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Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2004 |
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Multicultural Review, December 2004 |
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Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, October 2004 |
| Summary |
Stories of recent Mexican, Venezuelan, Kazakh, Chinese, Romanian, Palestinian, Swedish, Korean, Haitian, and Cambodian immigrants reveal what it is like to face prejudice, language barriers, and homesickness along with common teenage feelings and needs. |
| Audience |
Young Adult Follett Library Resources |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG RL 5.1 8.0 PHS 852 PCMS |
| Subject |
Immigration and emigration -- Fiction.
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Short stories.
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| Added Author |
Gallo, Donald R.
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| Added Title |
Stories about teen immigrants |
| ISBN |
0763622494 |
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