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A Step from Heaven
Contributor(s): Na, An (Author)

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ISBN: 1481442368     ISBN-13: 9781481442367
Publisher: Atheneum Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Physical & Emotional Abuse (see Also Social Themes - Sexual
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2016025710
Age Level: 8-12
Grade Level: 3-7
Lexile Measure: 670(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8" L (0.40 lbs) 160 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Asian
- Ethnic Orientation - Asian
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 49813
Reading Level: 4.2   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 6.0
 
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Publisher Description:
From master storyteller An Na comes the Printz Award-winning novel about a Korean girl who tells her firsthand account of trying to find her place and identity in America from the day she leaves Korea as a child to her rocky journey through the teenage years.

At age four, Young Ju moves with her parents from Korea to Southern California. She has always imagined America would be like heaven: easy, blissful, and full of riches. But when her family arrives, she finds it to be the opposite. With a stubborn language barrier and cultural dissimilarities, not only is it impossible to make friends, but even her family's internal bonds are wavering. Her parents' finances are strained, yet her father's stomach is full of booze.

As Young Ju's once solid and reliable family starts tearing apart, her younger brother begins to gain more freedom and respect simply because of his gender. Young Ju begins to lose all hope in the dream she once held--the heaven she longs for. Even as she begins to finally fit in, a cataclysmic family event will change her idea of heaven forever. But it also helps her to recognize the strength she holds, and envision the future she desires, and deserves.


Contributor Bio(s): Na, An: - An Na was born in Korea and grew up in San Diego, California. A former middle school English and history teacher, she is the critically acclaimed author of The Fold, Wait for Me, the National Book Award finalist and Printz Award-winning novel A Step from Heaven, and The Place Between Breaths. She lives in Vermont.
 
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