Red Butterfly
1st Edition
Published on 3. February 2015
400 pages
978-1-4814-1111-0 (ISBN)
Description
A young orphaned girl in modern-day China discovers the meaning of family in this ?heartbreaking, heartwarming, and impressive debut? (Publishers Weekly, starred review) told in verse, in the tradition of Inside Out and Back Again and Sold.
Kara never met her birth mother. Abandoned as an infant, she was taken in by an American woman living in China. Now eleven, Kara spends most of her time in their apartment, wondering why she and Mama cannot leave the city of Tianjin and go live with Daddy in Montana. Mama tells Kara to be content with what she has...but what if Kara secretly wants more?
Told in lyrical, moving verse, Red Butterfly is the story of a girl learning to trust her own voice, discovering that love and family are limitless, and finding the wings she needs to reach new heights.
Kara never met her birth mother. Abandoned as an infant, she was taken in by an American woman living in China. Now eleven, Kara spends most of her time in their apartment, wondering why she and Mama cannot leave the city of Tianjin and go live with Daddy in Montana. Mama tells Kara to be content with what she has...but what if Kara secretly wants more?
Told in lyrical, moving verse, Red Butterfly is the story of a girl learning to trust her own voice, discovering that love and family are limitless, and finding the wings she needs to reach new heights.
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A.L. Sonnichsen grew up in Hong Kong and then spent eight years as an adult in China. She now lives in Washington State with her husband and five children. Red Butterfly is her first novel. Learn more at ALSonnichsen.blogspot.com.
Amy June Bates is the author-illustrator of The Big Umbrella, When I Draw a Panda, The Welcome Home, and The Light Keepers. She is also the illustrator of the New York Times bestseller The Leadership Journey by Doris Kearns Goodwin; Sweet Dreams and That's What I'd Do, both by singer-songwriter Jewel; Waiting for the Magic by Patricia MacLachlan; Joey: The Story of Joe Biden by Dr. Jill Biden; and many others. She has three children and lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, with her husband and her devilishly handsome Labrador, Mr. Mochi.
Amy June Bates is the author-illustrator of The Big Umbrella, When I Draw a Panda, The Welcome Home, and The Light Keepers. She is also the illustrator of the New York Times bestseller The Leadership Journey by Doris Kearns Goodwin; Sweet Dreams and That's What I'd Do, both by singer-songwriter Jewel; Waiting for the Magic by Patricia MacLachlan; Joey: The Story of Joe Biden by Dr. Jill Biden; and many others. She has three children and lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, with her husband and her devilishly handsome Labrador, Mr. Mochi.
Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Part One: Crawl
- Mama's Piano
- To Market
- Natural
- Red Butterfly
- Far-Away Eyes
- Patience
- The Schedule
- Cage
- Beggar
- Desperation
- Zhang Laoshi's Opinion
- A Visit
- Mystery Words
- Debt
- Reasons
- My Secret
- Mess
- Bury
- Others
- Phone Card
- Misplaced
- Secrets
- Mama Hangs Up
- Everything
- Normal
- Phone Call
- Visitors
- Explaining Jody
- The Last Time
- Zhao Bin
- Regular Family
- Jody's Visit
- My Idea
- Dreams
- Bozeman
- Distance
- Trapped
- School Time
- Defiance
- The Water Park
- Leaving
- The Arrival
- Jody
- Gifts
- Impossible
- Jody Time
- Holiday
- One American Meal
- Calling Willard
- Escape
- Meeting Zhao Bin
- At the Top of the Stairs
- Guest
- Yes
- Mama Emerges
- Crossing a Line
- Stomp
- Running
- Zhang Laoshi Explains
- Punishment
- Mystery Words
- Permission
- Independence
- First Lesson
- Boring
- Thank You
- White Cookies
- My Attributes
- Clown
- Tired
- The First Line
- Dictionary
- Nobody
- Replay
- The Worst Part
- Headache
- One Whole Walk
- McDonald's
- Forgiven
- The Question
- Ways to Answer
- What I Say
- Best to Hide
- One Morning
- Fall
- Help
- We Wait
- Taking Jody
- The Ambulance
- Decision
- Fear
- The Journey
- Diagnosis
- Verdict
- Go!
- Part Two: Dissolve
- I Wish
- Mr. Wang
- Stairwell
- Please
- Fly
- The Hospital
- Moth
- One Chair
- Holding Her Hand
- Soup
- Long Night
- Waking Up
- I Don't Know
- Questions
- Jody Wakes
- Even Jody
- Old Friend
- At Home
- Maybe
- Backpack
- Handshake
- Dark Ride
- Still There
- Clear
- Questions
- Imagine
- Attributes
- Soft-Voiced Jody
- Smoke
- Daddy
- Translator
- Negotiator
- Taken
- New Place
- Miss Li
- Chinese Name
- My Room
- Looking Around
- Beds
- The Same
- The Foreigner
- My New Name
- Translation
- Pretending
- Evening
- Tired
- Holding Pattern
- Visit
- Lost
- Three Weeks Later
- Possibilities
- The Lucky One
- From Mama
- Coat
- The Other Family
- Dilemma
- Helping
- Nervous
- Laugh
- Person
- Photos
- Opinion
- Portrait
- How Far?
- Delay
- Newspaper Star
- Dream
- If You Were Me
- Hanging On
- Truth
- Holiday
- The Scarf
- Christmas Show
- My Song
- In Sight
- Christmas Day
- Stolen
- Faces
- Breath
- Gone
- Nothing
- Return
- Small Hope
- Not the First
- Dance
- Summons
- Verdict
- Crash
- Nothing
- Tomorrow
- Today
- The Concept of Good-Bye
- Good-Bye, Toby
- They All Came
- Rescue
- Mrs. Gurnsey
- Part Three: Fly
- A Window to the World
- Torn Paper
- Fast
- Made in China
- Mismatch
- Shame
- Embassy
- Official
- Family Picture
- Deep Purple
- History
- Arrival
- Drive Through
- House
- Quiet
- Jet Lag
- Dinner
- Lasagna
- School
- The Beach
- Nothing
- Eager
- Through the Screen
- Lies
- Mystery
- Question
- Visiting Hour
- Afraid
- Library
- Less Than Empty
- Ungrateful
- Tidal Wave
- Aftermath
- Pack
- The Plan
- Granola
- Summer
- Luck
- Brave
- Reading
- Blue Baby
- Learning
- Finished
- Under the Surface
- Return
- Dreams
- Dear Toby
- Return Letter
- Over My Shoulder
- Epilogue: One Year Later
- Flying
- Author's Note
- Acknowledgments
- About A. L. Sonnichsen
- Copyright
