| Emily Out of Focus Contributor(s): Franklin, Miriam Spitzer (Author) |
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ISBN: 1510738541 ISBN-13: 9781510738546 Publisher: Sky Pony OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Adoption - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Asia |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" (0.70 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Cultural Region - Chinese - Ethnic Orientation - Chinese - Topical - Adoption - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the author of Extraordinary and Call Me Sunflower, Emily Out of Focus is a warm and winning exploration of the complexity of family, friendship, and identity that readers will love. Twelve-year-old Emily is flying with her parents to China to adopt and bring home a new baby sister. She's excited but nervous to travel across the world and very aware that this trip will change her entire life. And the cracks are already starting to show the moment they reach the hotel--her parents are all about the new baby and have no interest in exploring. In the adoption trip group, Emily meets Katherine, a Chinese-American girl whose family has returned to China to adopt a second child. The girls eventually become friends and Katherine reveals a secret: she's determined to find her birth mother, and she wants Emily's help. New country, new family, new responsibilities--it's all a lot to handle, and Emily has never felt more alone. |
Contributor Bio(s): Franklin, Miriam Spitzer: - Miriam Spitzer Franklin is a former elementary and middle school teacher who currently teaches homeschooled students and is a writer in residence with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. She is also the author of Extraordinary. She lives with her husband, two daughters, and two cats in North Carolina. |