1001 Cranes by Naomi HiraharaWith her parents on the verge of separating, a devastated twelve-year-old Japanese American girl spends the summer in Los Angeles with her grandparents, where she folds paper cranes into wedding displays, becomes involved with a young skateboarder, and learns how complicated relationships can be.
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...Well-written and episodic, this is an easy read that seeks to explain how relationships work or don't, and to reassure readers that it is possible to survive even the worst.
...a wonderfully engaging and poignant novel about a revered Japanese American custom that transforms the life of a lost young girl...
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