Between my hands
Maya is only three days into summer vacation and already bored. Outside her window, the street is full of neighbors. Coming and going. Earning and spending. Fixing and mending. Everyone has something to do--everyone's hands are busy. Except Maya's. When she opens her palms, they are empty. They are...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Farrar, Straus, Giroux Books for Young Readers,
2024.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Maya is only three days into summer vacation and already bored. Outside her window, the street is full of neighbors. Coming and going. Earning and spending. Fixing and mending. Everyone has something to do--everyone's hands are busy. Except Maya's. When she opens her palms, they are empty. They are small. What in the world can her hands do? As Maya longs to do something useful alongside her neighbors--proclaim truth, stand for justice, or show mercy--she discovers that children like her can give the greatest gift of all: love. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780374388980 0374388989 |
| Author Notes: | Mitali Perkins has written many award-winning books for young readers, including her first picture book, Between Us and Abuela , which was a Charlotte Huck Honor Book, an ALSC and NCSS Notable Book, and a winner of the Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature. Her second picture book, Home Is in Between , received several starred reviews and was an NCSS and CLA Notable Book. Between My Hand s marks the third book in her "Between" collection, which helps children explore the space between themselves and the world around them. Mitali was born in India and currently resides in Northern California. |
