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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


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 Lê, 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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      Publisher: Crown Books
      Publication Date: 10/1/2024
      ISBN13: 9780593648476, 978-0593648476
      ISBN10: 0593648471

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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


      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 Lê, 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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