On the Block

Edited by Ellen Oh

Twelve families from around the world share one apartment building and its stories.

208 pages· 44,720 words· Est. 6 hour read· 800L· AR 4.8 · 7 AR pts

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Bookroo's summary

Welcome to the Entrada, an apartment building where twelve immigrant families from twelve cultures live side by side. In loosely linked stories by different authors, its young residents include a homesick new kid, a Popsicle-stick bridge builder, a ghost hunter and a lion dancer, each finding what makes a place feel like home. Edited by Ellen Oh for We Need Diverse Books.

From the publisher

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, includingthe new kid on the block, who is both homesick and curiousa 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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