| Shizuko's Daughter Contributor(s): Mori, Kyoko (Author) |
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ISBN: 0449704335 ISBN-13: 9780449704332 Publisher: Fawcett Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: May 1994 Annotation: "Lyrical...A beautifully written book about a bitterly painful coming of age." THE KIRKUS REVIEWS Yuki Okuda knows her mother would be proud of her grades and her achievements in sports if she were alive. But she committed suicide. And Yuki has to learn how to live with a father who doesn't seem to love her and a stepmother who treats her badly. Most important, she has to learn how to live with herself: a twelve-year-old Japanese girl growing up alone, trying to make sense of a tragedy that makes no sense at all.... |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 92026956 |
| Lexile Measure: 820 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 4.1" W x 6.8" (0.35 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 10289 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Lyrical...A beautifully written book about a bitterly painful coming of age." THE KIRKUS REVIEWS Yuki Okuda knows her mother would be proud of her grades and her achievements in sports if she were alive. But she committed suicide. And Yuki has to learn how to live with a father who doesn't seem to love her and a stepmother who treats her badly. Most important, she has to learn how to live with herself: a twelve-year-old Japanese girl growing up alone, trying to make sense of a tragedy that makes no sense at all.... |