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A young boy passes a painting of a hand on a wall in his neighborhood and watches others placing their own hands against it. The act means something different for each of them: Ms. Iris tells him it is a link to her home country; for Devin, it connects him to his older sister, who just left for coll...

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Main Author: Yamasaki, Katie (Author, Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Norton Young Readers, 2023.
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:A young boy passes a painting of a hand on a wall in his neighborhood and watches others placing their own hands against it. The act means something different for each of them: Ms. Iris tells him it is a link to her home country; for Devin, it connects him to his older sister, who just left for college; for Savannah, it reminds her of her grandmother who passed away. The boy thinks of those who are on the other side of the mural, of loved ones lost or lonely or far away, and of his own mother, who is currently incarcerated. While he waits for her to come home, the hand is there to connect them to each other and remind them that they are not alone.
Physical Description:32 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 x 26 cm
ISBN:9781324017035
1324017031
Author Notes:Katie Yamasaki is a muralist and picture book creator in Brooklyn, New York. She has painted more than ninety murals around the world, and her most recent book is Ripples .