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Updates from Andrea
Year of the Book Coming May 2012
Andrea's latest book, Year of the Book, will be arriving in May 2012. For more information, see Houghton Mifflin's website.
Andrea featured at Ohioana
Andrea was one of ten featured authors at the Ohioana Book Festival on May 6. Click here to watch or listen to an interview with her on WOSU's All Sides with Ann Fisher.
Andrea's PaperTigers.org Blog Post on Grandparents
For an entertaining piece by Andrea about her grandparents, please click here. PaperTigers is a colorful website devoted to multicultural books from around the world for children and young adults, with a particular focus on the Pacific Rim and South Asia.
"Where Do You Stay?" now available!
After Jerome’s mother dies, he stays with his Aunt Geneva. Although she embraces him, Jerome is heartbroken and feels disconnected from the people around him. Then he meets Mr. Willie, a man who does odd jobs in the neighborhood. Through their shared love of music and their stories of love and loss, Mr. Willie and Jerome become friends. Slowly Jerome starts to find a place in his new home.
ONLY ONE YEAR is here!
Sharon can hardly believe the news. Di Di, her two-year-old brother, is being taken to China to spend a year with their grandparents. Why can't he go to day care of be watched by a babysitter when Mama goes back to work, Sharon wonders. But her parents say it is better for relatives to take care of little children.
This reassuring story is a gentle tribute to the enduring love of family, even when it is tested by a difficult choice.
