Uprooted
A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back
Will be published approx. on 14. October 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-250-85534-3 (ISBN)
Description
Ruth Chan loves her hometown in Toronto, hanging out with her best friends for life, and snacking on ketchup flavoured potato chips, which are the best. What Ruth doesn't love is having to move to Hong Kong after her dad gets a new job there.
Her mum is excited to reunite with her family, but it's not the same for Ruth. In Hong Kong, her classes are harder, her Cantonese isn't good enough, and her parents are never around. Ruth feels lonely and completely uprooted.
But as Ruth's dad tells stories about her family, about how they relied on their strength, courage, and each other to survive the most difficult times, Ruth realises that she too can be strong. Gradually, she puts down roots, knowing that home will always be where her heart is.
Her mum is excited to reunite with her family, but it's not the same for Ruth. In Hong Kong, her classes are harder, her Cantonese isn't good enough, and her parents are never around. Ruth feels lonely and completely uprooted.
But as Ruth's dad tells stories about her family, about how they relied on their strength, courage, and each other to survive the most difficult times, Ruth realises that she too can be strong. Gradually, she puts down roots, knowing that home will always be where her heart is.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New Milford
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 8 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
460 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-250-85534-3 (9781250855343)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Ruth Chan is an illustrator and author who spent her childhood tobogganing in Canada, her teens in Hong Kong and China, a number of years studying art and education, and a decade working with youth and families in underserved communities. She now writes and illustrates children's books and comics in Brooklyn NY and remains a proud Canadian. Instagram/Twitter: @ohtruth ohtruth.com