On the Block by various authors audiobook

On the Block: Stories of Home

By various authors
Edited by Ellen Oh
Read byYasmin Mwanza, Eli Schiff, Ulka Simone Mohanty, Jen Zhao, Giordan Diaz, Rand Faris, Oscar Emmanuel Fabela, Nekia Renee Martin, Sarah Skaer, Huy Nguyen, Dominique Salvacion, and Raymond J. Lee
Foreword written and read by Meg Medina
Letter to listeners written and read by Ellen Oh

Listening Library 9780593648445

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • ISBN: 9798217162277

Runtime: 5.36 Hours
Category: Fiction/Short Stories
Audience: Children (8–12)
Language: English

Summary

Summary

One of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of the Year

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, 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.

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Available Formats : Library CD
Category: Fiction/Short Stories
Runtime: 5.36
Audience: Children (8–12)
Language: English