Flying the Dragon (inbunden, eng)

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A young American girl grapples with her Japanese heritage in this “quiet, beautifully moving portrayal of a multicultural family” for middle grade readers (School Library Journal)
 
American-born Skye is a good student and a star soccer player who never really gives any thought to the fact that her father is JapaneseHer cousin, Hiroshi, lives in Japan, and never really gives a thought to his uncle’s family living in the United States.
 
Skye and Hiroshi’s lives are thrown together when Hiroshi’s family, with his grandfather (who is also his best friend), suddenly moves to the U.SNow Skye doesn’t know who she is anymore: at school she''s suddenly too Japanese, but at home she''s not Japanese enough. Hiroshi has a hard time adjusting to life in a new culture, and resents Skye’s intrusions on his time with Grandfather. Through all of this is woven Hiroshi’s expertise, and Skye’s growing interest in, kite making and competitive rokkaku kite flying.

Format	Inbunden
Omfång	240 sidor
Språk	Engelska
Förlag	Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
Utgivningsdatum	2012-07-01
ISBN	9781580894340