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ROOTS AND WINGS Many Ly Hardcover | Delacorte Books for Young Readers | 978-0-385-73500-1 | May 2008 | $15.99 | Ages 12 up Hardcover Library Binding | Delacorte Books for Young Readers | 978-0-385-90494-0 | May 2008 | $18.99 | Ages 12 up

Who am I? Where do I come from? All children want to understand their family history. Grace is Cambodian. She lives in Pennsylvania with her mother and grandmother. Upon the death of her grandma, the family travels to Florida to give Grandma a proper funeral. Grace is shocked to learn of relatives she has never known. Why has her family history been kept a secret? Why did her mother leave her Florida home? Where is her dad? Why is it so important for Grace and her mom to gain mutual forgiveness and understanding? Roots and Wings is a touching story about the past, the present, and one girl’s hope for the future.

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Prepared by Kifi Kanagy, Library Media Specialist, S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary, Greeley, Colorado

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