On the Block

Stories of Home

$17.99
Edited by: Ellen Oh
ProdCode: 9689
ISBN: 9780593648445
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Crown
Pages: 208
Published Date: 10/22/2024
In Stock

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From We Need Diverse Books, 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 beauty of their shared home does not come from any single person, but instead from the sum of their experiences” -Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

12 Families. 12 Cultures. 1 Building.

Welcome to the Entrada, home to these everyday Americans, including
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.

Ages 8 to 12.

“A superbly rendered love letter to identity and heritage.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“[A] rollicking collection, which maintains an air of positivity, empathy, cooperation, and inclusion throughout…. will leave readers wanting more.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“These stories ebb and flow together in such a way that the reader feels like a resident of the Entrada themself, and thus feels part of a vibrant, loving community where everyone can belong.” —Booklist, starred review

“A genuine celebration of family, friends, and the immigrant experience.” —School Library Journal, starred review

“An engaging, thought-provoking collection that can be read from front to back for a more novelistic approach or experienced (and savored) by dipping in and out.” —The Horn Book

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