| Only One Year Contributor(s): Cheng, James (Author), Wong, Nicole (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1620142554 ISBN-13: 9781620142554 Publisher: Lee & Low Books OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 620 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.4" W x 7.1" (0.50 lbs) 104 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 136084 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Three Chinese American children learn to trust and love one another again after the youngest child returns from a year living in China with extended family. For chapter book/early middle grade readers. Sharon can hardly believe the news. Di Di, her two-year-old brother, is being taken to China to spend a year with their grandparents. Why can't he go to day care or be watched by a babysitter when Mama goes back to work? Sharon wonders. But her parents say it is better for relatives to take care of little children. After Di Di first leaves, Sharon and her younger sister, Mary, pore over the photographs their grandma sends, trying to keep their little brother fresh in their minds. As the year passes, the girls become involved with school, friends, and hobbies. They think of Di Di less often. Then one day he is home again, and it feels as if a stranger has entered their lives. The children struggle to sort out their mixed emotions but soon discover that the bonds among siblings hold strong. This reassuring story is a gentle tribute to the enduring love of family, even when it is tested by a difficult choice. |