On the Block: Stories of Immigrant Families
by Oh, Ellen
Description
A collection of twelve stories about the residents of the Entrada apartment building and how their lives are linked as multigenerational immigrant families.
Publisher Marketing:
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 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.
Product Details
Awards:
ISBN13: 9780593648476
Publisher: Yearling Books
Publication Date: Oct-2025
Pages: 208
Lexile Level: 0800
Ages: 08 - 12
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