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Contributor(s): Hansen, Joyce (Author)

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 ISBN: 0618609911     ISBN-13: 9780618609918
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE: $11.35  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2005
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Annotation: Amir shares his feelings and concerns in letters with his friend, Doris, who lives in his old Bronx neighborhood. While Amir has been reunited with his youngest brother, he wants to find his other siblings he was separated from when his parents died.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2001028483
Age Level: 10-12
Grade Level: 5-7
Lexile Measure: 720(Not Available)
Series: 163rd Street Trilogy
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.2" W x 8" L (0.45 lbs) 160 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Topical - Friendship
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Ingram Children's Advance 10/01/2005 pg. 71
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 57598
Reading Level: 4.6   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 5.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Amir has finally landed in a good place. His new foster parents, the Smiths, are loving and kind, and he has been reunited with his youngest brother, whom the Smiths have raised since babyhood. Amir knows he should be happy, but he is uncomfortable around the Smiths, and his little brother doesn't even remember him. If only Amir could find the rest of the siblings he was separated from when his parents died, perhaps he would feel more at ease.

Luckily, he has someone he can open his heart to--his friend Doris, who lives in his old Bronx neighborhood. The two of them share all their feelings and concerns in frequent letters. But when Doris writes Amir that a friend has been experimenting with drugs, unpleasant memories rise to the surface of his mind.

In this long-awaited companion to The Gift-Giver and Yellow Bird and Me, Amir not only must find a way to come to terms with his family's past, but he must also determine where his true home is.

Contributor Bio(s): Hansen, Joyce: - Joyce Hansen, a former New York City schoolteacher, is a well-known author of both fiction and nonfiction and a four-time Coretta Scott King Honor recipient. Born and raised in the Bronx, Ms. Hansen now lives in West Columbia, South Carolina.Giblin, James Cross: -

James Cross Giblin (1933-2016) was the author of more than twenty critically acclaimed books for young people. His book The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler received the Robert F. Sibert Award for Informational Books.


 
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