{"product_id":"a-place-to-belong-paperback","title":"A Place to Belong - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCynthia Kadohata\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJulia Kuo\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive starred reviews \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Another gift from Kadohata to her readers.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Japanese American family, reeling from their ill treatment in the Japanese imprisonment camps, gives up their American citizenship to move back to Hiroshima, unaware of the devastation wreaked by the atomic bomb in this piercing and all too relevant look at the aftermath of World War II by Newbery Medalist Cynthia Kadohata.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorld War II has ended, but while America has won the war, twelve-year-old Hanako feels lost. To her, the world, and her world, seems irrevocably broken. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerica, the only home she's ever known, imprisoned then rejected her and her family--and thousands of other innocent Americans--because of their Japanese heritage, because Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJapan, the country they've been forced to move to, the country they hope will be the family's saving grace, where they were supposed to start new and better lives, is in shambles because America dropped bombs of their own--one on Hiroshima unlike any other in history. And Hanako's grandparents live in a small village just outside the ravaged city. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe country is starving, the black markets run rampant, and countless orphans beg for food on the streets, but how can Hanako help them when there is not even enough food for her own brother? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHanako feels she could crack under the pressure, but just because something is broken doesn't mean it can't be fixed. Cracks can make room for gold, her grandfather explains when he tells her about the tradition of \u003ci\u003ekintsukuroi\u003c\/i\u003e--fixing broken objects with gold lacquer, making them stronger and more beautiful than ever. As she struggles to adjust to find her place in a new world, Hanako will find that the gold can come in many forms, and family may be hers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCynthia Kadohata is the author of the Newbery Medal-winning book \u003ci\u003eKira-Kira, \u003c\/i\u003ethe National Book Award winner \u003ci\u003eThe Thing About Luck\u003c\/i\u003e, the Jane Addams Peace Award and Pen USA Award winner \u003ci\u003eWeedflower\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCracker!, Outside Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Million Shades of Gray\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHalf a World Away\u003c\/i\u003e, and several critically acclaimed adult novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Floating World\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with her hockey-playing son and dog in West Covina, California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Julia Kuo is the creator of \u003ci\u003e20 Ways to Draw a Cat and 44 Other Awesome Animals\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the charming board book \u003ci\u003eEveryone Eats\u003c\/i\u003e. Julia also created the cover and interior artwork for Newbery Medal-winning author Cynthia Kadohata's \u003ci\u003eThe Thing About Luck\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlace I Belong \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Jenny Han's \u003ci\u003eClara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Chicago.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.6 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Place to Belong\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769541067040,"sku":"9781481446655","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/749c7d6af303ccb98ad942dcd8863796.webp?v=1780350440","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-place-to-belong-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}