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I used to really hate novels in verse, but I've read a good one this year (Love & Leftovers) and have decided that I need to give poetry more of a chance. I've heard wonderful things about Orchards, Thompson's first book, and I am seriously loving the blurb for this one, and it's at least partly in verse. So far, I'm not sure.
Author: Holly Thompson
Expected Publication Date: May 14, 2013
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Synopsis from Goodreads:
Emma Karas was raised in Japan; it's the country she calls home. But when her mother is diagnosed with breast cancer, Emma's family moves to a town outside Lowell, Massachusetts, to stay with Emma's grandmother while her mom undergoes treatment.
Emma feels out of place in the United States.She begins to have migraines, and longs to be back in Japan. At her grandmother's urging, she volunteers in a long-term care center to help Zena, a patient with locked-in syndrome, write down her poems. There, Emma meets Samnang, another volunteer, who assists elderly Cambodian refugees. Weekly visits to the care center, Zena's poems, dance, and noodle soup bring Emma and Samnang closer, until Emma must make a painful choice: stay in Massachusetts, or return home early to Japan.
i can't wait for this one . gr8 wow
ReplyDeleteI think I'll read any book that has something to do with Japan lol. Thanks for sharing, Christina!
ReplyDeleteChel @ The Procrastinator's Corner
Me too, lol.
DeleteWow this sounds amazing! It looks like a wonderful emotional read! I am going to add it to my tbr =) Thanks for sharing!
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Ummm this book sounds AWESOME! Must. Read. Thanks for featuring it because I hadn't heard of it before. Squee!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this book. I can't wait for it now either.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like it could be a really sweet story. I have never read anything in verse, but I really want to read Crank by Ellen Hopkins. Maybe this would be a better place to start since it is only partially in verse. Great pick!
ReplyDeleteI don't know if it's partial. There's just not a lot of info about this book out yet!
DeleteThis sounds really good. I'm intrigued by the poetry part, I haven't read a book written in verse[whether entirely or partially] in a long time. I'm a little sad about the release date. Thanks for sharing!
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-Kait @ YA Vixens
This sounds like a moving story, cannot wait to see what you think! awesome pick!
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