We Belong
Narrator: Cookie Hiponia
Imprint: Listening Library
Grades: Grade 5 & Up
Ages: 10 and up
Release Date: March 30, 2021
2 Hours and 31 Minutes
List Price: $34
ISBN: 9780593342497
Categories:
Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - United States - Asian American & Pacific Islander, Juvenile Fiction - Legends, Myths, Fables - Asian, Juvenile Fiction - Stories In Verse (See Also Poetry)
An extraordinarily beautiful novel-in-verse, this important debut weaves a dramatic immigrant story together with Pilipino mythology to create something wholly new.
Stella and Luna know that their mama, Elsie, came from the Philippines when she was a child, but they don't know much else. So one night they ask her to tell them her story. As they get ready for bed, their mama spins two tales: that of her youth as a strong-willed middle child and immigrant; and that of the young life of Mayari, the mythical daughter of a god. Both are tales of sisterhood and motherhood, and of the difficult experience of trying to fit into a new culture, and having to fight for a home and acceptance. Glorious and layered, this is a portrait of family and strength for the ages.
Stella and Luna know that their mama, Elsie, came from the Philippines when she was a child, but they don't know much else. So one night they ask her to tell them her story. As they get ready for bed, their mama spins two tales: that of her youth as a strong-willed middle child and immigrant; and that of the young life of Mayari, the mythical daughter of a god. Both are tales of sisterhood and motherhood, and of the difficult experience of trying to fit into a new culture, and having to fight for a home and acceptance. Glorious and layered, this is a portrait of family and strength for the ages.
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