At a glance
- Published
- Feb 3, 2015
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Subgenre
- Contemporary
- Section
- Middle Grade
Red Butterfly
Eleven-year-old Kara, abandoned as a baby and raised in China by an American woman, longs to join her father in Montana, and learns what family really means when her world is upended.
- NCTE Notable Verse Novel 2016
- ALSC Notable Children's Book 2016
Themes
Mood
Feels emotional, hopeful, sad.
More like this
Middle grade novels in verse that share its themes.
Unsinkable CayenneJessica VitalisFamily, Identity, Belonging
Oh Give Me a Home: A Mostly True StoryJane KurtzBelonging, Family, Identity
RadiantVaunda Micheaux NelsonFamily, Identity, Belonging
Are You Nobody Too?Tina CaneIdentity, Foster care & adoption, Belonging
Land of Broken PromisesJane KuoFamily, Identity, Belonging