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Maria Testa uses. . . . verse to tell a poignant story about a child touched by war. . . . An excellent choice for classroom discussion. — Booklist

The thirteen-year-old from Kosova thinks of herself as a typical American schoolgirl. But for her parents, moving to Maine was just a sad necessity, a way to escape from war and find medical care for a daughter scarred up to her chin. But then a hateful event changes everything — forcing residents old and new to reexamine what it means to be an American.

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Something about America

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      Publisher Candlewick Press,U.S.
      Published 28 August 2007
      ISBN-13 9780763634155
      978-0763634155
      ISBN-10 0763634158

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Maria Testa uses. . . . verse to tell a poignant story about a child touched by war. . . . An excellent choice for classroom discussion. — Booklist

      The thirteen-year-old from Kosova thinks of herself as a typical American schoolgirl. But for her parents, moving to Maine was just a sad necessity, a way to escape from war and find medical care for a daughter scarred up to her chin. But then a hateful event changes everything — forcing residents old and new to reexamine what it means to be an American.

      A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age

      A Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year

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