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2 Formats: CD
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2 Formats: Library CD
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ISBN: 9781504696111
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ISBN: 9781504696104
| Runtime: | 5.04 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Audience: | Children (8–12) |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
A School Library Journal Best Book in Audio for 2016
In this acclaimed novel from Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly, two sisters from the Philippines, abandoned by their father and living in impoverished circumstances in Louisiana, fight to make their lives better.
School Library Journal called The Land of Forgotten Girls ???A charming and affecting novel about sisterhood, the magic of imagination, and perseverance.??? For readers of Pam Muñoz Ryan, Rita Williams-Garcia, and anyone searching for the true meaning of family. Winner of a Parents??? Choice Gold Award.
Soledad has always been able to escape into the stories she creates. Just like her mother always could. And Soledad has needed that escape more than ever in the five years since her mother and sister died, and her father moved Sol and her youngest sister from the Philippines to Louisiana. After her father leaves, all Sol and Ming have is their evil stepmother, Vea. Sol has protected Ming all this time, but then Ming begins to believe that Auntie Jove???their mythical, world-traveling aunt???is really going to come rescue them. Can Sol protect Ming from this impossible hope?
Acclaimed and award-winning author Erin Entrada Kelly writes masterfully about the challenges of finding hope in impossible circumstances, in this novel that will appeal to fans of Cynthia Kadohata and Thanhha Lai.
Booklist said, ???Kelly???s sophomore novel is both hopeful and heartfelt, but strong emotions are only part of the successful equation here. Told in Sol???s true voice, the direct dialogue brings the diverse characters to vivid life.???
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
Author
Author Bio: Erin Entrada Kelly
Erin Entrada Kelly is an award–winning author of children’s novels. She was awarded the Newbery Medal for Hello, Universe and a Newbery Honor for We Dream of Space. Her debut novel, Blackbird Fly, was a Kirkus Best Book of the Year, a School Library Journal Best Book, an ALSC Notable Book, and an Asian/Pacific American Literature Honor Book. She is also the author of The Land of Forgotten Girls, winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature; You Go First, a Spring 2018 Indie Next Pick; Lalani of the Distant Sea, an Indie Next Pick; Those Kids from Fawn Creek, named to numerous best-of-the-year lists; and three acclaimed novels for younger readers, Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey, Surely Surely Marisol Rainey, and Only Only Marisol Rainey, which she also illustrated. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Philippines Free Press Literary Award for Short Fiction and the Pushcart Prize. Before becoming a children’s author, she worked as a journalist and magazine editor and received numerous awards for community service journalism, feature writing, and editing from the Louisiana Press Association and the Associated Press.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Runtime: | 5.04 |
| Audience: | Children (8–12) |
| Language: | English |
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