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On the Block

Stories of Home

Ellen Oh

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Crown Books for Young Readers
19 November 2024
NATIONAL BESTSELLER . From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes an inspiring middle-grade anthology that follows the loosely interconnected lives of multigenerational immigrant families, the residents at the Entrada apartment building. Edited by Ellen Oh, a founding member of WNDB.

""The beauty of their shared home does not come from any single person, but instead from the sum of their experiences"" -Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature

A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

NATIONAL BESTSELLER . From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes an inspiring middle-grade anthology that follows the loosely interconnected lives of multigenerational immigrant families, the residents at the Entrada apartment building. Edited by Ellen Oh, a founding member of WNDB.

""The beauty of their shared home does not come from any single person, but instead from the sum of their experiences"" -Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature

A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

12 Families. 12 Cultures. 1 Building.

Welcome to the Entrada, home to these everyday Americans, including

the new kid on the block, who is both homesick and curious a Popsicle-bridge builder, a ghost hunter, and a lion dancer

their families, friends, and neighbors from all around the world!

Published in partnership with We Need Diverse Books, this anthology features award-winning authors Tracey Baptiste, David Bowles, Adrianna Cuevas, Sayantani DasGupta, Debbi Michiko Florence, Adam Gidwitz, Erin Entrada Kelly, Minh La, Ellen Oh, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, Andrea Wang, and Jasmine Warga. These inspiring stories celebrate family, friendship, culture, and American immigrant life today.
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Imprint:   Crown Books for Young Readers
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 210mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   344g
ISBN:   9780593648445
ISBN 10:   0593648447
Pages:   208
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 8 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Ellen Oh is an award-winning author and editor of middle-grade and young adult novels, including Haru, Zombie Dog Hero; Finding Junie Kim; The Dragon Egg Princess; the Spirit Hunters trilogy; and The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee. She has also edited and contributed to On the Block- Stories of Home, You Are Here- Connecting Flights and Flying Lessons & Other Stories. She is a founding member of We Need Diverse Books, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing diversity in children's literature. Ellen lives in Rockville, Maryland, with her husband, three human children, and two dog children.

Reviews for On the Block: Stories of Home

"★ ""A superbly rendered love letter to identity and heritage."" —Kirkus Reviews, starred review"


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