The Thing about Luck by Cynthia Kadohata
The winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, from Newbery Medalist Cynthia Kadohata. There is bad luck, good luck, and making your own luck--which is exactly what Summer must do to save her family. Summer knows that kouun means good luck in Japanese, and this year her family has none of it. Just when she thinks nothing else can possibly go wrong, an emergency whisks her parents away to Japan--right before harvest season. Summer and her little brother, Jaz, are left in the care of their grandparents, who come out of retirement in order to harvest wheat and help pay the bills. The thing about Obaachan and Jiichan is that they are old-fashioned and demanding, and between helping Obaachan cook for the workers, covering for her when her back pain worsens, and worrying about her lonely little brother, Summer just barely has time to notice the attentions of their boss's cute son. But notice she does, and what begins as a welcome distraction from the hard work soon turns into a mess of its own. Having thoroughly disappointed her grandmother, Summer figures the bad luck must be finished--but then it gets worse. And when that happens, Summer has to figure out how to change it herself, even if it means further displeasing Obaachan. Because it might be the only way to save her family. Cynthia Kadohata's ode to the breadbasket of America has received six starred reviews and was selected as a National Book Award Finalist.Cynthia Kadohata is the author of Kira-Kira, which won the Newbery Medal, The Thing About Luck, which won the National Book Award, and Weedflower, Cracker!, which won the Jane Addams Peace Award and the PEN America Award. She lives in California with her dog and hockey-playing son. CynthiaKadohata.com is her website.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781416918820 |
| ISBN 10 | 1416918825 |
| Title | The Thing about Luck |
| Author | Cynthia Kadohata |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| Year published | 2013-06-04 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Winner of National Book Awards (Young People's Lit.) 2013, Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Ten to Fourteen) 2014, Commended for Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) (Fiction) 2013, Short-listed for Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award 2015, Short-listed for Keystone to Reading Book Award (Middle School) 2015, Short-listed for Volunteer State Book Awards (Middle School) 2015, Short-listed for Sasquatch Award 2016, Short-listed for Land of Enchantment Book Award (Children's) 2014, Short-listed for Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award 2015 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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