On the Block: Stories of Home

By Ellen Oh

Book Overview

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes an inspiring middle-grade anthology that follows the loosely interconnected lives of multigenerational immigrant families, the residents at the Entrada apartment building. Edited by Ellen Oh, a founding member of WNDB.

"The beauty of their shared home does not come from any single person, but instead from the sum of their experiences" -Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature

A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

12 Families. 12 Cultures. 1 Building.

Welcome to the Entrada, home to these everyday Americans, including
the new kid on the block, who is both homesick and curiousa Popsicle-bridge builder, a ghost hunter, and a lion dancer their families, friends, and neighbors from all around the world
Published in partnership with We Need Diverse Books, this anthology features award-winning authors Tracey Baptiste, David Bowles, Adrianna Cuevas, Sayantani DasGupta, Debbi Michiko Florence, Adam Gidwitz, Erin Entrada Kelly, Minh L , Ellen Oh, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, Andrea Wang, and Jasmine Warga. These inspiring stories celebrate family, friendship, culture, and American immigrant life today.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593648447
• ISBN13: 9780593648445
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7