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Published
2023
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Subgenre
Contemporary
Words
25,395
Section
Middle Grade

Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

...so she can visit her parents.

  • NCTE Notable Verse Novel 2024
  • Pura Belpré Children's Author Honor 2024
  • ALSC Notable Children's Book 2024
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Themes

FamilyFoster care & adoptionCultural heritageAddiction & incarcerationNature & animals

Mood

Feels emotional, hopeful, sad.

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