My Brother Is Away
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0593127161
ISBN-13
9780593127162
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Imprint
Random House Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 11th, 2022
Print length
40 Pages
Weight
516 grams
Dimensions
26.20 x 28.80 x 1.30 cms
Product Classification:
Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories
Ksh 2,900.00
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In this moving picture book, a young girl reflects on the emotions and challenges of growing up with a brother who is incarcerated. This touching story is filled with vivid illustrations and is based on the authors childhood experiences.
An NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Honor Book NPR Best Book of the Year A Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book
With her older brother in prison, a young girl copes with the confusing feelings his absence creates. At times she remembers the way her brother would carry her on his shoulders or how he would make up stories to tell her at bedtime. Other times she feels angry and wants to fly so far away that she can forget what happened.
When her Mama and Daddy take her on the 500-mile journey to visit him, a trip she knows not all families are able to make, the girl is excited but also nervous. But the nerves turn to joy when she sees himeverything is different, but everything is the same too. Her brother is not home, but his love hasnt changed.
With words that are spare, gentle, and reassuring, this picture book will help young readers with similar stories feel less alone and give other readers a window into the struggles some children face.
An NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Honor Book NPR Best Book of the Year A Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book
With her older brother in prison, a young girl copes with the confusing feelings his absence creates. At times she remembers the way her brother would carry her on his shoulders or how he would make up stories to tell her at bedtime. Other times she feels angry and wants to fly so far away that she can forget what happened.
When her Mama and Daddy take her on the 500-mile journey to visit him, a trip she knows not all families are able to make, the girl is excited but also nervous. But the nerves turn to joy when she sees himeverything is different, but everything is the same too. Her brother is not home, but his love hasnt changed.
With words that are spare, gentle, and reassuring, this picture book will help young readers with similar stories feel less alone and give other readers a window into the struggles some children face.
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