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Kadohata, Cynthia

Half a World Away

228 pp. | Atheneum | September, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4424-1275-0 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4424-1277-4
(2) 4-6 Twelve-year-old Jaden, adopted from Romania and suffering from attachment disorder, travels to Kazakhstan with his parents, who have decided to adopt a second child. As his parents struggle to bond with an emotionally unresponsive infant, Jaden bonds with disabled toddler Dimash--a breakthrough for Jaden. This story about a troubled adoptee and the equally troubling issues of international adoption is compelling and involving.
Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2014

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