Some Places More Than Others
Newbery Honor author Renée Watson’s heartwarming middle-grade novel explores the past, the present, and the places we call home.
All Amara wants for her birthday is to visit her father’s family in Harlem. She can’t wait to finally meet her Grandpa Earl and cousins in person and stay in the brownstone where her father grew up. Maybe this will help her understand her family—and herself—in new ways.
But New York City is not what Amara imagined. It’s crowded, with confusing subways, suffocating sidewalks, and her father is too busy with work to spend time with her and too angry to spend time with Grandpa Earl. As she learns more about Harlem, her father, and his family history, she realizes how, in some ways more than others, she connects with him, her home, and her family.
This is a powerful story about family, the places that make us who we are, and how we find ways to connect to our history across time and distance.
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Newbery Honor author Renée Watson’s heartwarming middle-grade novel explores the past, the present, and the places we call home.
All Amara wants for her birthday is to visit her father’s family in Harlem. She can’t wait to finally meet her Grandpa Earl and cousins in person and stay in the brownstone where her father grew up. Maybe this will help her understand her family—and herself—in new ways.
But New York City is not what Amara imagined. It’s crowded, with confusing subways, suffocating sidewalks, and her father is too busy with work to spend time with her and too angry to spend time with Grandpa Earl. As she learns more about Harlem, her father, and his family history, she realizes how, in some ways more than others, she connects with him, her home, and her family.
This is a powerful story about family, the places that make us who we are, and how we find ways to connect to our history across time and distance.
Bargain Books: We want to make sure books are accessible for children and young adults. Therefore, our Bargain Books are at a lower cost on books that we encourage to be added to your home library. There may be a marking within the book, administered by the publisher, also known as a remainder.
Newbery Honor author Renée Watson’s heartwarming middle-grade novel explores the past, the present, and the places we call home.
All Amara wants for her birthday is to visit her father’s family in Harlem. She can’t wait to finally meet her Grandpa Earl and cousins in person and stay in the brownstone where her father grew up. Maybe this will help her understand her family—and herself—in new ways.
But New York City is not what Amara imagined. It’s crowded, with confusing subways, suffocating sidewalks, and her father is too busy with work to spend time with her and too angry to spend time with Grandpa Earl. As she learns more about Harlem, her father, and his family history, she realizes how, in some ways more than others, she connects with him, her home, and her family.
This is a powerful story about family, the places that make us who we are, and how we find ways to connect to our history across time and distance.
Bargain Books: We want to make sure books are accessible for children and young adults. Therefore, our Bargain Books are at a lower cost on books that we encourage to be added to your home library. There may be a marking within the book, administered by the publisher, also known as a remainder.
