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Some Places More Than Others

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By Renee Watson
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Some Places More Than Others
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Description From Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Awardwinning, New York Times bestselling author Rene Watson comes a heartwarming and inspiring middlegrade novel about finding deep roots and exploring the past, the present, and the places that make us who we are. All Amara wants for her birthday is to visit her fathers family in New York CityHarlem, to be exact. She cant wait to finally meet her Grandpa Earl and cousins in person, and to stay in the brownstone where her father grew up. Maybe this will help her understand her familyand herselfin new way.But New York City is not exactly what Amara thought it would be. Its crowded, with confusing subways, suffocating sidewalks, and her father is too busy with work to spend time with her and too angr...

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36170 words36,170 words
304 pages304 pages
Lexile 750LLexile 750L
Grade 3 to 5Grade 3 to 5
Age 8-10Age 8-10
Published 2019Published 2019

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9781681191096

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