Same Sun Here

Neela Vaswani, Silas House, Hilary Schenker

eBook - 2012

In this extraordinary novel in letters, an Indian immigrant girl in New York City and a Kentucky coal miner's son find strength and perspective by sharing their true selves across the miles.Meena and River have a lot in common: fathers forced to work away from home to make ends meet, grandmothers who mean the world to them, and faithful dogs. But Meena is an Indian immigrant girl living in New York City's Chinatown, while River is a Kentucky coal miner's son. As Meena's family studies for citizenship exams and River's town faces devastating mountaintop removal, this unlikely pair become pen pals, sharing thoughts and, as their camaraderie deepens, discovering common ground in their disparate experiences. With honest...y and humor, Meena and River bridge the miles between them, creating a friendship that inspires bravery and defeats cultural misconceptions. Narrated in two voices, each voice distinctly articulated by a separate gifted author, this chronicle of two lives...

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Published
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Main Authors
Neela Vaswani, Silas House, Hilary Schenker
Online Access
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Format
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Adobe EPUB eBook
File Size2 GB
ISBN9780763657475
Release Date2/14/2012
Kindle Book
ASINB006WA8VYY
Release Date2/14/2012
OverDrive Read eBook
ISBN9780763657475
Release Date2/14/2012