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Dream on, Amber

Amber's Japanese father left when she was little, and her sister Bella was just a baby, so now she fills in the frustrating gap in her life with imagined conversations, and writes letters to Bella that seem to come from their father.

Main Author: Shevah, Emma (Author)
Other Authors: Crawford-White, Helen (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, [2015]
Subjects:
Fatherless families > England > London > Juvenile fiction.
Children of divorced parents > Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and daughters > Juvenile fiction.
Sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Imagination > Juvenile fiction.
London (England) > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: Amber's Japanese father left when she was little, and her sister Bella was just a baby, so now she fills in the frustrating gap in her life with imagined conversations, and writes letters to Bella that seem to come from their father.
Item Description: "Originally published as Dream on, Amber in 2014 in Great Britain by the Chicken House."--T.p. verso.
Physical Description: 267 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN: 9781492622505 (hardcover)
1492622508 (hardcover)
Author Notes: Emma Shevah is half-Irish and half-Thai and was born and raised in London but now lives in Brighton, England. She runs the literary club at New York University in London and teaches English at Francis Holland School. Her novel Dream On, Amber received a 2017 Odyssey Honor Award for best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults. Visit Emma at emmashevah.com.

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