Something Like Home

Laura Rodriguez has a plan: No matter what the grown-ups say, she will live with her parents again. A novel in verse for readers 9+, about family, foster care and letting new people in.

About the author

Andrea Beatriz Arango is the Newbery Honor Award-winning author of Iveliz Explains It All. She was born and raised in Puerto Rico, and is a former public school teacher with almost a decade of teaching experience. Andrea now writes the types of children's books she wishes students had more access to. She balances her life in Virginia, USA, with trips home to see her family and eat lots of tostones de pana. When she's not busy writing, you can find her enjoying nature in the nearest forest or body of water.

Summary

Laura Rodriguez has a plan: No matter what the grown-ups say, she will live with her parents again. A novel in verse for readers 9+, about family, foster care and letting new people in.

Foreword

Laura Rodriguez has a plan: No matter what the grown-ups say, she will live with her parents again. A novel in verse for readers 9+, about family, foster care and letting new people in.

Product details

• Authors: Andrea Beatriz Arango
• Publisher: Hachette Children's Book
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 9
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.01.2024
• EAN: 9781801301497
• ISBN: 978-1-80130-149-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 240 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Parents, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Marriage & Divorce, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Orphans & Foster Homes, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Adoption, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Interest age: from c 9 years, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Parents