β Gayle, Mike
π Fiction
π
2019
π Hodder & Stoughton
π English
β 224 KB
β¦ LIBER β¦
Half a World Away
β Scribed by Cynthia Kadohata
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 86 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1442412771
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
A kid who considers himself an epic fail discovers the transformative power of love when he deals with adoption in this novel from Cynthia Kadohata, winner of the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award.
Eleven-year-old Jaden is adopted, and he knows he's an "epic fail.' That's why his family is traveling to Kazakhstan to adopt a new baby--to replace him, he's sure. And he gets it. He is incapable of stopping his stealing, hoarding, lighting fires, aggressive running, and obsession with electricity. He knows his parents love him, but he feels...nothing.
But when they get to Kazakhstan, it turns out the infant they've travelled for has already been adopted, and literally within minutes are faced with having to choose from six other babies. While his parents agonize, Jaden is more interested in the toddlers. One, a little guy named Dimash, spies Jaden and barrels over to him every time he sees him. Jaden finds himself increasingly intrigued by and worried about...
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