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The Key Collection
By
Andrea Cheng and
Yangsook Choi (illustrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Henry Holt & Co
Publication date
May 1, 2003
Pages
117
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9780805071535
ISBN-10
0805071539
Dimensions
1 by 6 by 7.50 in.
Weight
0.50 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$16.95
Other format details
juvenile
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A ten-year-old boy in the Midwest misses his Chinese grandmother, who always lived next door until her health caused her to move.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
An intergenerational and cross-cultural story of love and friendship.
The lines around Ni Niâs eyes were deeper than before. Her hair was thin and grey. I wanted to tell her that she didnât have to move. She didnât have to move at all. Nobody would make her. We could explain to Auntie Helen that she was not ready. Not yet. Not for a long while.
Xiao Jimmyâs Grandma Ni Ni is his favorite person in all the world. Ni Ni cooks delicious jiao zi, teaches Jimmy Chinese characters, and always has wonderful stories and fascinating objectsâlike the key collectionâto share with him. So when Jimmy learns that Ni Ni must move far away to California, he feels heâs losing his best friend. In time, however, Jimmy discovers there are ways to bridge distance, and to make new friends in the process.
This warm and reassuring novel explores a special relationship that crosses cultures and generations, and holds strong when tested.
The lines around Ni Niâs eyes were deeper than before. Her hair was thin and grey. I wanted to tell her that she didnât have to move. She didnât have to move at all. Nobody would make her. We could explain to Auntie Helen that she was not ready. Not yet. Not for a long while.
Xiao Jimmyâs Grandma Ni Ni is his favorite person in all the world. Ni Ni cooks delicious jiao zi, teaches Jimmy Chinese characters, and always has wonderful stories and fascinating objectsâlike the key collectionâto share with him. So when Jimmy learns that Ni Ni must move far away to California, he feels heâs losing his best friend. In time, however, Jimmy discovers there are ways to bridge distance, and to make new friends in the process.
This warm and reassuring novel explores a special relationship that crosses cultures and generations, and holds strong when tested.
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Hardcover
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1 edition from Henry Holt & Co (May 1, 2003)
9780805071535 | details & prices | 117 pages | 6.00 × 7.50 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.50 lbs | List price $16.95
About: A ten-year-old boy in the Midwest misses his Chinese grandmother, who always lived next door until her health caused her to move.
About: A ten-year-old boy in the Midwest misses his Chinese grandmother, who always lived next door until her health caused her to move.
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