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243 pp.
| Knopf |
April, 2018 |
TradeISBN 978-0-553-53532-7$16.99
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LibraryISBN 978-0-553-53533-4$19.99
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EbookISBN 978-0-553-53534-1
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4-6
Amiha, whose mother has leprosy, has spent her whole life on beautiful, isolated Culion (a real-life leper colony in the Philippines). When the government removes healthy children to prevent spread of the disease, Ami is sent to a neighboring island, where she makes a friend but pines for her ailing mother. An emotional, memorable read with timely statements on prejudice and family separation. Includes an author's note.