| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
244 p. ; 19 cm. |
| Indexed In: |
Kirkus, December 15, 2003 |
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The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, January 2004 |
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Booklist starred, January 01, 2004 |
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School Library Jl., March 2004 |
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The Horn Book, March 2004 |
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Horn Book Guide starred, vol. XV, no. 2, Fall 2004, p. 396 |
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PW 02/09/2004 |
| Summary |
Chronicles the close friendship between two Japanese-American sisters growing up in rural Georgia during the late 1950s, and the despair felt when one sister becomes terminally ill. |
| Audience |
011-014. BTSB. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader MG RL 4.7 7.0 PCMS LARK |
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AccelRead RL 4.7 P7.0 WEST GNET |
| Awards |
Newbery Medal, 2005 |
| Subject |
Sisters -- Fiction.
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Friendship -- Fiction.
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Japanese Americans -- Fiction.
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Death -- Fiction.
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Georgia -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
0689856393 (trade) |
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