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32 produkter
In the Heart of the Valley of Love
Häftad, 1997
204 kr
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Cynthia Kadohata explores human relationships in a Los Angeles of the future, where rich and poor are deeply polarized and where water, food, and gas, not to mention education, cannot be taken for granted. There is an intimate, understated, even gentle quality to Kadohata's writing--this is not an …
Kira-Kira
Häftad, 2006
144 kr
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kira-kira (kee ra kee ra): glittering; shining Glittering. That's how Katie Takeshima's sister, Lynn, makes everything seem. The sky is kira-kira because its color is deep but see-through at the same time. The sea is kira-kira for the same reason. And so are people's eyes. When Katie and her family …
Outside Beauty
Ljudbok, 2008
298 kr
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"My mother had four daughters by four different men." There''s only one way Shelby and her sisters can describe their mother: She''s a sexpot. Helen Kimura collects men (and loans, spending money, and gifts of all kinds) from all over the country. Sure, she''s not your typical role model, but …
Million Shades of Gray
Ljudbok, 2010
280 kr
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Y''Tin is brave. No one in his village denies that—his mother may wish that he’d spend more time on school work than on elephant training, but still she knows that it takes a great deal of courage and calm to deal with elephants the way that Y''Tin does. He is almost the best trainer in the …
Outside Beauty
E-bok, 2009
133 kr
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"My mother had four daughters by four different men." There''s only one way Shelby and her sisters can describe their mother: She''s a sexpot. Helen Kimura collects men (and loans, spending money, and gifts of all kinds) from all over the country. Sure, she''s not your typical role model, but …
Million Shades of Gray
E-bok, 2010
117 kr
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A boy and his elephant escape into the jungle when the Viet Cong attack his village immediately after the Vietnam war.
Kira-Kira
E-bok, 2008
116 kr
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kira-kira (kee'' ra kee'' ra): glittering; shining Glittering . That''s how Katie Takeshima''s sister, Lynn, makes everything seem. The sky is kira-kira because its color is deep but see-through at the same time. The sea is kira-kira for the same reason. And so are people''s eyes. When Katie and …
Cracker!
The Best Dog in Vietnam
E-bok, 2008
133 kr
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CRACKER IS ONE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY''S MOST VALUABLE WEAPONS: a German shepherd trained to sniff out bombs, traps, and the enemy. The fate of entire platoons rests on her keen sense of smell. She''s a Big Deal, and she likes it that way. Sometimes Cracker remembers when she was younger, and …
Weedflower
E-bok, 2008
117 kr
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Twelve-year-old Sumiko feels her life has been made up of two parts: before Pearl Harbor and after it. The good part and the bad part. Raised on a flower farm in California, Sumiko is used to being the only Japanese girl in her class. Even when the other kids tease her, she always has had her …
Thing About Luck
Ljudbok, 2014
295 kr
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There is bad luck, good luck, and making your own luckwhich is exactly what Summer must do to save her family in this winner of the National Book Award by Newbery Medalist Cynthia Kadohata. Summer knows that kouun means good luck in Japanese, and this year her family has none of it. Just when she …
Half a World Away
Ljudbok, 2014
286 kr
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A kid who considers himself an epic fail discovers the transformative power of love when he deals with adoption in this novel from Cynthia Kadohata, winner of the Newbery Medal ( Kira-Kira ) and the National Book Award ( The Thing About Luck ). Eleven-year-old Jaden is adopted, and he knows hes an …
Half a World Away
E-bok, 2014
117 kr
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A kid who considers himself an epic fail discovers the transformative power of love when he deals with adoption in this novel from Cynthia Kadohata, winner of the Newbery Medal ( Kira-Kira ) and the National Book Award ( The Thing About Luck ). Eleven-year-old Jaden is adopted, and he knows he’s an …
Saucy
E-bok, 2020
117 kr
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From Newbery Medalist and National Book Award–winning author Cynthia Kadohata comes a “funny, lively” ( Horn Book Magazine ), and heartwarming story about a girl and her ever-growing pig, Saucy—perfect for fans of The One and Only Ivan and Flora & Ulysses ! Being a quadruplet can make it hard to …
Thing About Luck
E-bok, 2013
120 kr
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There is bad luck, good luck, and making your own luck—which is exactly what Summer must do to save her family in this winner of the National Book Award by Newbery Medalist Cynthia Kadohata. Summer knows that kouun means “good luck” in Japanese, and this year her family has none of it. Just when …
Million Shades of Grey
E-bok, 2012
87 kr
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Ever since Tin can remember he''s wanted to be an elephant trainer. At twelve years old, he''s the youngest - and in his eyes the best - elephant handler in his village. Tin can think of nothing he''d rather do that spend all day with his elephant, Lady, looking after her and playing together. But …
Thing About Luck
E-bok, 2013
87 kr
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''Kouun is "good luck" in Japanese, and one year my family had none of it.'' Just when Summer thinks nothing else can possibly go wrong, an emergency whisks her parents away to Japan, right before harvest season. But the mortgage has to be paid, and so Summer''s grandparents are going to help with …
Checked
E-bok, 2018
133 kr
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“Kadohata’s slapshot is the heart-swelling narrative of a father and son…Truly powerful.” —Jason Reynolds “A deeply poignant story about a boy sorting out his priorities.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) “A vivid, memorable portrayal of a boy within his family, his sport, and his gradually …
A Place to Belong
Häftad, 2020
162 kr
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Five starred reviews! “Another gift from Kadohata to her readers.” — Booklist (starred review) A 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 …
Place to Belong
E-bok, 2019
133 kr
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A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019 A Japanese-American family, reeling from their ill treatment in the Japanese internment camps, gives up their American citizenship to move back to Hiroshima, unaware of the devastation wreaked by the atomic bomb in this piercing look at the aftermath …
Glass Mountains
E-bok, 2014
30 kr
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Mariska could not be happier. Living an almost fairy-tale life, she is popular, adored by her parents, and is engaged to be married to the most attractive man in her village. But her world is torn when war approaches the peaceful village of Bakshami. Mariska risks everything she has in order to …
Place to Belong
Ljudbok, 2019
388 kr
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Five starred reviews! “Another gift from Kadohata to her readers.” — Booklist (starred review) A 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 …
Under the Fading Sky
Inbunden, 2025, 12-15 år
161 kr
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A teen boy thinks his vaping habit is harmless until it becomes a crippling addiction of nightmarish dimensions in this searing young adult novel from Newbery and National Book Award winner Cynthia Kadohata.So, stuff has, like, a beginning and an end. And you don’t really realize that until the …
Under the Fading Sky
Häftad, 2026
202 kr
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A teen boy thinks his vaping habit is harmless until it becomes a crippling addiction of nightmarish dimensions in this “vivid” ( School Library Journal ) young adult novel from Newbery and National Book Award winner Cynthia Kadohata. So, stuff has, like, a beginning and an end. And you don’t …
Under the Fading Sky
E-bok, 2025
133 kr
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A teen boy thinks his vaping habit is harmless until it becomes a crippling addiction of nightmarish dimensions in this “vivid” ( School Library Journal ) young adult novel from Newbery and National Book Award winner Cynthia Kadohata. So, stuff has, like, a beginning and an end. And you don’t …
Under the Fading Sky
Häftad, 2025
161 kr
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A teen boy thinks his vaping habit is harmless until it becomes a crippling addiction of nightmarish dimensions in this searing young adult novel from Newbery and National Book Award winner Cynthia Kadohata.So, stuff has, like, a beginning and an end. And you don’t really realize that until the …
