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Thirteen-year-old, clarinet-playing, Southern California surfer, Yumi Ruiz-Hirsch, comes from a complex family--her father is Jewish-Japanese, her mother is Cuban, and her parents are divorced--and when her grandfather Saul is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Yumi asks him to tell her his life story,...

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Main Author: García, Cristina, 1958-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: NY: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2009.
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Identity (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction.
Racially mixed people > Juvenile fiction.
Grandfathers > Juvenile fiction.
Family > Juvenile fiction.
California, Southern > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:Thirteen-year-old, clarinet-playing, Southern California surfer, Yumi Ruiz-Hirsch, comes from a complex family--her father is Jewish-Japanese, her mother is Cuban, and her parents are divorced--and when her grandfather Saul is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Yumi asks him to tell her his life story, which helps her to understand her own history and identity.
Physical Description:198 p.
ISBN:9781416979043
1416979042
Author Notes:Cristina García is the author of eight novels including Dreaming in Cuban , The Agüero Sisters , Monkey Hunting , A Handbook to Luck , The Lady Matador's Hotel , King of Cuba , Here in Berlin , and Vanishing Maps. Her work has been nominated for a National Book Award and translated into fifteen languages. She has taught at universities nationwide and is currently Resident Playwright at Central Works Theater in Berkeley. Visit her website at CristinaGarciaNovelist.com.

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