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Waka T. Brown
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Named one of New York Public Library's Best Books of the Year!
The Farewell meets Erin Entrada Kelly's Blackbird Fly in this empowering middle-grade memoir from debut author Waka T. Brown, who takes listeners on a journey to 1980s Japan, where she was sent as a child to reconnect to her family’s roots.
When 12-year-old Waka’s parents suspect she can’t understand the basic Japanese they speak to her, they make a drastic decision to send her to Tokyo to live for several months with her strict grandmother. Forced to say good-bye to her friends and what would have been her summer vacation, Waka is plucked from her straight-A-student life in rural Kansas and flown across the globe, where she faces the culture shock of a lifetime.
In Japan, Waka struggles with reading and writing in kanji, doesn’t quite mesh with her complicated and distant Obaasama, and gets made fun of by the students in her Japanese public-school classes. Even though this is the country her parents came from, Waka has never felt more like an outsider.
If she’s always been the “smart Japanese girl” in America but is now the “dumb foreigner” in Japan, where is home...and who will Waka be when she finds it?
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- Patricia Quan
- 02-19-23
A story for all ages.
A thoroughly enjoyable book. Can relate to all ages and the customs of Japan. Would recommend to anyone.
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- Sam Brancg
- 06-22-23
Great book
This was a great read. This can help young readers relate to new environments and be identifiable with new elements of life.
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- Chris Neff
- 05-13-21
Growing up a little differentl for the best.
I truly enjoyed the journey of this young girl and watching her confidence grow in some very challenging life situations.
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- Gotham reader
- 09-10-21
This book was amazing!
I love this book so much ! I love how it makes you feel like you are actually in Japan!
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