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Something About America
By Maria Testa
An intelligent exploration of racism through free-verse poetry; this will challenge and inspire young minds.
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 re-examine what it means to be an American.
- "Maria Testa uses spare verse to tell a poignant story about a child touched by war. . . . An excellent choice for classroom discussion," Booklist.
- "Testa writes stories told in poems of surpassing beauty, fragility, and depth. . . . Riveting -- and tender," Kirkus Reviews.
About the author
Maria Testa has written several books for young readers, including the critically acclaimed verse-novels "Almost Forever" and "Becoming Joe Dimaggio". A lifelong New Englander, Maria Testa graduated from Brown University and Yale Law School, and now lives in Maine.
ISBN:
9780763634155
Imprint:
Candlewick Press
Distributor:
TL Distribution in Australia & Macmillan Publishers in New Zealand
Binding:
Paperback
Release Date:
November 1, 2007
Dimensions:
130 x 200mm, 96pp
Stock Status:
Backlist title
Australian RRP:
$12.95
New Zealand RRP:
$14.99
Stock Level:
In Stock